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Published · transcript-backedMargaret Atwood: evaluation
24 Apr 2019 Conversations with Tyler Margaret Atwood on Canada, Writing, and Invention (Live at Mason)
“Yes, Saskatchewan isn’t very funny. And Canadians used to read a lot of poetry because we didn’t have a viable novel-publishing business, or a film industry, or a music industry.”
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- Margaret Atwood
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- 24 Apr 2019
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Why do Canadians read so much poetry? Where are you getting these funny questions? Yes, Saskatchewan isn’t very funny. And Canadians used to read a lot of poetry because we didn’t have a viable novel-publishing business, or a film industry, or a music industry. But we’ve got all of those things now. So they’re reading less poetry. In 1972, in your famous book, Survival, you wrote, “The Canadian way of death is death by accident.” Is this still true?…
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