10 Canadian novels to read if you love animals
CBC Books | CBC | Posted: August 29, 2017 3:17 PM | Last Updated: August 29, 2017
André Alexis' big win at the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Fifteen Dogs got us thinking about the rich CanLit tradition of writing about animals. Here are 10 Canadian novels for grown-ups that put our furry, feathered and four-legged friends front and centre.
- The White Bone by Barbara Gowdy
- Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
- Fauna by Alissa York
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel
- Not Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy Findley
- Republic of Dirt by Susan Juby
- Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King
- Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica Grant
- The Evening Chorus by Helen Humphreys
- A Beautiful Truth by Colin McAdam