Literature

Main article: Canadian literature

Canadian literature is often divided into French- and English-language literatures,
which are rooted in the literary traditions of France and Britain, respectively.[453] The
earliest Canadian narratives were of travel and exploration.[454] This progressed into
three major themes that can be found within historical Canadian literature: nature,
frontier life, and Canada's position within the world, all three of which tie into
the garrison mentality.[455] In recent decades, Canada's literature has been strongly
influenced by immigrants from around the world.[456] By the 1990s, Canadian literature
was viewed as some of the world's best.[457]
Numerous Canadian authors have accumulated international literary awards,
[458]
including novelist, poet, and literary critic Margaret Atwood, who received
two Booker Prizes;[459] Nobel laureate Alice Munro, who has been called the best living
writer of short stories in English;[460] and Booker Prize recipient Michael Ondaatje, who
wrote the novel The English Patient, which was adapted as a film of the same
name that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.[461] L. M. Montgomery produced
a series of children's novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables.[462]