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Clara Callan is a novel by Canadian writer Richard B. Wright, published in 2001.
Clara Callan is the story of a middle aged woman living in Ontario in the 1930's. It is written in the epistolary form, utilizing letters and journal entries to tell the story. The protagonist, Clara, faces the struggles of being a single woman in a rural community in the early 20th century.
Awards
- 2001 Governor General's Award for English fiction
- 2001 Scotiabank Giller Prize
- Book of the Year (Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Awards)
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