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Sheila Martin Watson (24 October 1909 – 1 February 1998 ) was a Canadian novelist, critic and teacher. She "is best known for her modernist novel, The Double Hook ." [2] The Canadian Encyclopedia declares that: "Publication of Watson's novel The Double Hook (1959) marks the start of contemporary writing in Canada."
The Double Hook is a novel written by Sheila Watson, which is considered "a seminal work in the development of contemporary Canadian literature ." [1] . Published in 1959, The Double Hook is written in a style more like prose poetry than fiction.
- Sheila Watson, F. T. Flahiff
- 1959
10 de fev. de 2008 · Sheila Watson, née Doherty, novelist, critic, teacher (b at New Westminster, BC 24 Oct 1909; d at Nanaimo 1 Feb 1998). Publication of Watson's novel The Double Hoook (1959) marks the start of contemporary writing in Canada.
Sheila Watson is best known for her modernist novel, The Double Hook. With her husband, poet Wilfred Watson, she founded the literary magazine White Pelican in Edmonton where they both taught English at the University of Alberta and were very popular professors.
Watson wrote The Double Hook between 1952 and 1954 in Calgary and revised it during a year-long stay in Paris. It was published in 1959 and was instantly recognized as Born Sheila Martin Doherty, she grew up on the grounds of the provincial mental hospital where her father, Dr. Charles Edward Doherty, was the superintendent until his death in 1922.
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- February 1, 1998
- October 24, 1909
13 de abr. de 2023 · Sheila Watson, co-founder of Watson, Little has died aged 92. Mandy Little, chairman at Watson, Little writes: A graduate of King’s College London, Sheila joined Heinemann (now part of Penguin Random House) in 1950s gentleman-publishing before moving to the Pearn, Pollinger and Higham agency (now David Higham Associates) as a ...
9 de jan. de 2018 · Widely considered one of Canada's first postmodern novels, marking the start of contemporary writing in the country, The Double Hook is now available as a Penguin Modern Classic. In spare,...
