Marian Ruth Engel (née Passmore; May 24, 1933 – February 16, 1985) was a Canadian novelist and a founding member of the Writers' Union of Canada. Her most famous and controversial novel was Bear (1976), a tale of erotic love between a librarian and a bear.
Marian Engel
Author details
- Aliases:
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Marian Passmore Engel, Marian Passmore, Marian Engel, and 1 other
Mary Elizabeth Passmore Engel - Born:
- May 24, 1933
- Died:
- Feb. 16, 1985
