The Stone Angel

This article is about the novel. For the film adaptation directed by Kari Skogland, see The Stone Angel (film).
The Stone Angel
First edition
AuthorMargaret Laurence
PublisherMcClelland and Stewart
Publication date
June 15, 1964[1]
Pages308
OCLC365801

The Stone Angel is a novel by Canadian writer Margaret Laurence. First published in 1964 by McClelland and Stewart, it is perhaps the best-known of Laurence's series of five novels set in the fictitious town of Manawaka, Manitoba. In parallel narratives set in the past and the present-day (early 1960s), The Stone Angel tells the story of Hagar Currie Shipley. In the present, 90-year-old Hagar struggles against being put in a nursing home, which she sees as a symbol of death. This narrative alternates with Hagar looking back at her life.

  1. ^ "Books Today". The New York Times: 26. June 15, 1964.