![]() 1 Unnamed protagonist of the tide story of Engel’s posthumously published collection The Tattooed Wo (.).Autobiographical in inspiration, if not in fact, The Diviners and The Glassy Sea articulate women’s experiences as writers and artists in postwar Canada. ![]() These were conditions that Laurence, like Engel, knew first-hand. Beyond a comparative study, the essay reflects on the conditions for women writing in Canada at mid-twentieth century. These works present striking parallels, and part of my purpose is to show this. “Living Dangerously,” Heart of a Strangerġ With correspondence between Margaret Laurence and Marian Engel as its point of departure, this essay considers Laurence’s 1974 novel The Diviners in conjunction with Engel’s 1978 novel The Glassy Sea. Like most writers, I am as superstitious as a caveman or an actor. ![]() “Where the World Began,” Heart of a Stranger I had known all along in the deepest and often hidden caves of the heart that anything can happen anywhere. they see only their own shadows, or the shadows of one another, which the fire throws on the opposite wall of the cave. Behold! human beings living in an underground den. ![]()
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