🌆 Chapter 4: Modern Canada
Which three authors are named as having broadened the range of Canadian writing?
Correct answer: Joy Kogawa, Michael Ondaatje and Rohinton Mistry
A Stephen Leacock, Louis Hemon and Pauline Johnson
✓ Joy Kogawa, Michael Ondaatje and Rohinton Mistry
C Robertson Davies, Margaret Laurence and Mordecai Richler
D Emile Nelligan, Ernest MacMillan and Healey Willan
💡 Explanation
Joy Kogawa, Michael Ondaatje and Rohinton Mistry are named as authors who broadened the range of Canadian writing.
Key facts to remember
- Artists come from every region of Canada
- Canadian writers shaped literature in both English and French
- Poets, novelists, educators, historians and musicians shaped the culture
- Writers: Leacock, Hemon, Roberts, Johnson, Nelligan, Davies, Laurence, Richler
- Musicians: Sir Ernest MacMillan and Healey Willan
- Kogawa, Ondaatje and Mistry diversified Canadian literature
Why this is the answer
From the official Discover Canada study guide — 4.4.1 Writers and Musicians:
Artists give Canadians something to be proud of, and their record of achievement is a long one. They come from every region of the country. Their work mirrors the culture, gives it shape, and shapes how people express themselves creatively. Many have reached the top at home and in other countries too. Writing shows this clearly. Both English and French literature in Canada owe a great deal to Canadian writers. Poets, novelists, educators, historians and musicians have all left a deep mark on the national culture.
Some names are worth remembering. Among the men and women of letters are Stephen Leacock, Louis Hemon, Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, Pauline Johnson, Emile Nelligan, Robertson Davies, Margaret Laurence and Mordecai Richler. In music, Sir Ernest MacMillan and Healey Willan won fame inside Canada and abroad. Later writers widened the picture again. Joy Kogawa, Michael Ondaatje and Rohinton Mistry brought new voices and new experiences into the country's literature.
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