Marian Engel
Marian Engel | |
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| Born | May 24, 1933 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | February 16, 1985 (aged 51) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer, Activist, Teacher |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Subject | Women: mid-advanced years |
| Notable works | Bear |
| Children | 2 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.