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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.
- Margaret Laurence
- 1964
Originally from 1964, The Stone Angel was reprinted in the UK in September as part of the Apollo Classics series. It’s the first in Laurence’s Manawaka sequence of five novels, set in a fictional town based on her hometown in Manitoba, Canada.
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7 févr. 2006 · L'Ange de pierre, traduction française (Montréal, 1976) de The Stone Angel, premier roman de la série « Manawaka » de Margaret Laurence et publié à Toronto, Londres et New York (1964).
A summary of the novel The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence, about the life of Hagar Shipley, a ninety-year-old woman who reflects on her past and present. The summary covers Hagar's childhood, marriage, motherhood, and escape from a nursing home.
In her best-loved novel, The Stone Angel, Margaret Laurence introduces Hagar Shipley, one of the most memorable characters in Canadian fiction. Stubborn, querulous, self-reliant – and, at ninety, with her life nearly behind her – Hagar Shipley makes a bold last step towards freedom and independence.
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A comprehensive guide to the classic Canadian novel The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence. Learn about the plot, themes, characters, symbols, and historical context of this coming-of-age story.
"And then..." are the two simple, ordinary words Margaret Laurence uses to close her minor masterpiece, The Stone Angel to extinguish the life of Hagar Shipley. Two simple words say it all! Hagar is in hospital, dying, althogh she doesn't know it until that suddenly gone moment when she spills her glass of water in her hospital bed, then blinks ...
