when did she die?
February 16, 1985
Marian Engel
Engel died in Toronto, of cancer, on February 16, 1985
who wrote the novel, bear? Marian Engel where is the novel set? District of Algoma in northeastern Ontario. who is the main character? Lou (who is a 27-year-old librarian) any other characters? Homer Campbell, Lucy Leroy could you please summarize the plot in a few words? A lonely librarian in northern Ontario who enters into a sexual relationship with a bear. how was this received ? The most controversial novel ever written in Canada; mostly received well by critics;  Engel's writing craft was admired could you mention a few other works by her? No Clouds of Glory, Inside the Easter Egg, The Tattooed Woman, Adventures of Moon Bay Towers what themes did her works focus upon? Day to day experiences of women; the relationships between mothers and daughters what rights did she advocate? The rights of Canadian writers was she a canadian? Yes
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Marian Engel [SEP] Death
Engel died in Toronto, of cancer, on February 16, 1985. Writers, including Gwendolyn MacEwen, read during a memorial service in her honour co-ordinated by Timothy Findley at The Music Gallery on February 28. "Elizabeth and the Golden City", the novel Engel was working on at the time of her death, was left unfinished. It was incorporated into "Marion and the Major: Engel's Elizabeth and the Golden City" by Christyl Verduyn and published in 2010. After her death the Writer's Development Trust of Canada instituted the $10,000 Marian Engel Award, which was presented annually to a woman writer in mid-career. The award was prompted by Engel's friends and colleagues who established an endowment fund in her name to recognize significant literary achievement by female writers under the age of 45.