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Ana Historic

by Daphne Marlatt · 1988

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Ana Historic is the story of Mrs. Richards, a woman of no history, who appears briefly in 1873 in the civic archives of Vancouver. It is also the story of Annie, a contemporary, who becomes obsessed with the possibilities of Mrs. Richards's life. Ana Historic was Daphne Marlatt's first novel, and was originally published by Coach House Press in Canada and The Women's Press in the U.K. The French translation was published by Les Editions du remue-menage.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thislesbianlesbianMore like thisLess of thisLGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of this
Themes
LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of thisVancouverVancouverMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 160 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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