All Canadian literature fits into one of two categories:
A depressing exploration of the eldritch depths of the human soul. This usually involves snow somehow. This is the Sinclair Ross/Margaret Laurence mode.
Cynical, biting comedy about the place where the author grew up. This is the Mordecai Richler/Wayne Johnson mode.
So we have our comedians in CanLit, too. Of course, there is no comedy written on the prairies, because it's too miserable to allow it. And besides, laughter was downsized in Alberta to balance the budget.
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Date: 2005-08-02 01:20 pm (UTC)- A depressing exploration of the eldritch depths of the human soul. This usually involves snow somehow. This is the Sinclair Ross/Margaret Laurence mode.
- Cynical, biting comedy about the place where the author grew up. This is the Mordecai Richler/Wayne Johnson mode.
So we have our comedians in CanLit, too. Of course, there is no comedy written on the prairies, because it's too miserable to allow it. And besides, laughter was downsized in Alberta to balance the budget.