Lynne Van Luven
Lynne Van Luven is the editor of the anthology Nobody’s Mother: Life Without Kids (Touchwood, 2006). She teaches at the University of Victoria.
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Lynne Van Luven
A novel intertwines the struggles of immigrants with the legends of the Métis
October 2007
Some critics consider the geographically grounded novel passé, an outmoded form of expression no longer suited to the atomized, urbanized, globalized reader. And yet publishers still publish such narratives. And readers still love to read such stories.
The Horseman’s Graves is such a work. It follows the 2003 publication of Jacqueline Baker’s story…
Robinson’s characters ward off desperation with resourcefulness and grit
May 2006
Sometimes you read a book by a new writer and you make a mental note: Whoooa, better watch this one. That’s how I felt a decade ago when I read Traplines, Eden Robinson’s first book of short stories. Maybe it was something about her distinct voice, her muscular prose, her slightly skewed but no-nonsense…
