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| Author | Jane Urquhart |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | World War I |
| Genre | Fiction, Historical Fiction |
| Publisher | McClelland and Stewart |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | |
| Awards | Finalist for Giller Prize |
| ISBN | 0670030449 |
| OCLC | 48710917 |
The Stone Carvers (2001) is a novel by the Canadian writer Jane Urquhart, focusing on the historical events of World War I, and the fictional town of Shoneval, Ontario.
The novel follows three generations of a Canadian family, starting in 19th century Ontario with a Bavarian wood carver and an immigrant German priest on a mission to found a church in an isolated town. However, the story centres around the lives of the wood carver's grandchildren in the 1900s; thus exploring the devastation of World War I, the building of the Vimy Memorial in France, and what Urquart calls "the redemptive nature of making art."[1]
- ^ Boyd, Colin. "Jane Urquhart". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2016-12-01.