Marian Engel

Marian Engel
Born(1933-05-24)May 24, 1933
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 16, 1985(1985-02-16) (aged 51)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationWriter, Activist, Teacher
GenreFiction
SubjectWomen: mid-advanced years
Notable worksBear
Children2 children

Marian Ruth Engel OC (née Passmore; May 24, 1933 – February 16, 1985) 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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wilson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ ""Bear" Is About Much More Than Having Sex with a Bear". The New Yorker. 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2022-04-04.