{"product_id":"canadian-hockey-literature","title":"Canadian Hockey Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eHockey occupies a prominent place in the Canadian cultural lexicon, as evidenced by the wealth of hockey-centred stories and novels published within Canada. In this exciting new work, Jason Blake takes readers on a thematic journey through Canadian hockey literature, examining five common themes - nationhood, the hockey dream, violence, national identity, and family - as they appear in hockey fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlake examines the work of such authors as Mordecai Richler, David Adams Richards, Paul Quarrington, and Richard B. Wright, arguing that a study of contemporary hockey fiction exposes a troubled relationship with the national sport. Rather than the storybook happy ending common in sports literature of previous generations, Blake finds that today's fiction portrays hockey as an often-glorified sport that in fact leads to broken lives and ironic outlooks. The first book to focus exclusively on hockey in print, \u003cem\u003eCanadian Hockey Literature\u003c\/em\u003e is an accessible work that challenges popular perceptions of a much-beloved national pastime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"\u003cp\u003eBy Jason Blake\u003c\/p\u003e","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43575407870134,"sku":"9780802099846","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780802099846_29e1e487-ef65-4a77-b2bf-ec8b14f65517.jpg?v=1727458457","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/canadian-hockey-literature","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}