A landmark of nationalist fiction, Hugh MacLennan's Two Solitudes is the story of two races within one nation, each with its own legend and ideas of what a nation should be. In his vivid portrayals of human drama in prewar Quebec, MacLennan focuses on two individuals whose love increases the prejudices that surround them until they discover that "love consists in this, that two solitudes protect, and touch and greet each other."

Winner of the 1945 Governor General's award.

About the Author
Born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Hugh MacLennan (1907-1990) taught at McGill University from 1951 to 1981 and wrote novels and essays that helped define Canadian literature. His novels include Barometer Rising (1941), Two Solitudes (1945), Each Man's Son (

Reviews
Canada should stage a coming-of-age party this year. We have produced two novels of the full stature of manhood [including] Hugh MacLennan's Two Solitudes ... Here is the substanceof Canada, her countryside, her cities, her conflicting cultures, and, above all, her people. The Canadian Forum /// "Two Solitudes is the most impressive book that comes within my range this year ... The general theme of the meeting of the two cultures is excellent." The University of Toronto Quarterly



Book Information
ISBN 9780773524927
Author Hugh MacLennan
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint McGill-Queen's University Press
Publisher McGill-Queen's University Press