Freedom from Culture

Presenting 11 polished and incisive essays on Canadian literature and culture, this collection explores the dangers of state subsidy, anthologizing, the inflation of reputations by academics desperate to invent new ancestors, and the lunacy of affirmative action in literature. It also features loving illuminations of fiction's interior workings.

John Metcalf is a noted fiction writer, critic, and editor. He is the author of The Bumper Book, Carry on Bumping, and The Lady Who Sold Furniture. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

Lieutenant Lukas's Cat	p. 9
Freedom from Culture	p. 20
Three Cheers for Yogurt: A Postscript to Freedom from Culture	p. 37
The New Ancestors	p. 71
Roast Beef and Two Veg	p. 107
Dear Sam	p. 129
That Damn Clock Again	p. 159
Casting Sad Spells: Alice Munro's "Walker Brothers Cowboy"	p. 173
Picking Winners	p. 188
The New Story Writers	p. 224
Acts of Kindness and of Love	p. 258
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