Marian Engel

(1933–1985) Writer Canada

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Marian Engel was a writer from Canada, best known for Bear.

Quick Facts About Marian Engel

Born: May 24, 1933
Died: February 16, 1985
Nationality: Canada
Profession: Writer
Notable works: Bear
Spouse: Howard Engel

About Marian Engel

Marian Ruth Engel was a Canadian novelist and a founding member of the Writers' Union of Canada. Her most famous and controversial novel was Bear (1976), a tale of erotic love between an archivist and a bear.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Governor General's Award for English-language fiction Officer of the Order of Canada

Quotes by Marian Engel

Remember that it is not enough to have everything around you beautiful, remember that there must also be change and flux, because…

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Beautiful

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All intellectual missionaries tend to lechery.

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Hypocrisy

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Happiness is a fragile thing, and alcohol, as I know from the house I grew up in, is dangerous to it.

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Alcohol

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I have tried and failed to lead a conventional life. When I try to be like other people, I fall out of…

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Bed

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There's a kind of virgin one only becomes with difficulty.

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Adversity

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There is a difference between art and life and that difference is readability.

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Art

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