Marian Engel

Marian Engel
Born(1933-05-24)May 24, 1933
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 16, 1985(1985-02-16) (aged 51)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationWriter, Activist, Teacher
GenreFiction
SubjectWomen: mid-advanced years
Notable worksBear
Children2 children

Marian Ruth Engel OC (née Passmore; May 24, 1933 – February 16, 1985) was a Canadian novelist and a founding member of the Writers' Union of Canada. Her most famous and controversial novel was Bear (1976), a tale of erotic love between an archivist and a bear.