"And the Oscar Goes to ..." - Film Adaptation of Canadian and Indigenous Novels

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

Her guest, Bil Antoniou - Toronto theatre actor and podcast host of Bad Gay Movies and My Criterions - discusses with Linda a series of Canadian and Indigenous novels that have been adapted to the screen, including the most recent Oscar award-winning movie, Women Talking, directed by Sarah Polley (original novel by Miriam Toews).

They also discuss the following:

• Yann Martel's Life of Pi (Knopf)
• Jane Rule's The Desert of the Heart (Talon)
• Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient (Penguin Random House)
• and Mordecai Richler's Barney Version (Penguin Random House)

The winner of the adaptation award? Listen to find out!

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