Strong Women among ‘The Defenseless Christians’ : la place des femmes dans les romans mennonites Sweeter than all the World de Rudy Wiebe et A Complicated Kindness de Miriam Toews

Rudy Wiebe (b. 1934) and Miriam Toews (b. 1964) embody two generations of Mennonite writing in Canada. Although their works differ greatly in terms of style and content, both have written novels reflecting on the place of women in Mennonite society and their submission to patriarchal authority. This...

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Main Author: Claire Omhovère
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires du Midi 2010-09-01
Series:Caliban: French Journal of English Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/caliban/2027