Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada
Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada is a nonfiction book, written by Canadian writer Allan Casey, first published in November 2009 by Greystone Books. The book celebrates Canada's uniquely lake-rich landscape, and explores the relationship that both the author and all Canadians have with this "Lakeland". In the book, the author chronicles his summer vacations to ten Canadian lakes. His tale begins at the cabin his father built on Saskatchewan's, Emma Lake in 1960, and continues on a journey through ten of Canada's scenic lakes, extenuating their increasingly fragile existence as pristine lakes of Saskatchewan. It has been called an "extraordinary piece of writing",[2] earning accolades of literary recognition.
 First edition cover of Canadian release | |
| Author | Allan Casey |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Subject | Lakes of Canada |
| Genre | Nonfiction[1] |
| Publisher | Greystone Books |
Publication date | November 10, 2009 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 360 pp. |
| ISBN | 9781553653080 |
Awards and honours
Lakeland received the 2010 "Governor General's Award for nonfiction".[3] The book also received shortlist recognition for the 2010 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".[4]
References
- Goodreads, Lakeland, Book review, Retrieved 11/23/2012
- Greystone Books, Lakeland is the winner of the 2010 Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction!, D&M Publishers Inc., Retrieved 11/23/2012
- The Canada Council for the Arts, November 16, 2010, Winners of 2010 Governor General’s Literary Awards announced Archived 2013-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, News Releases - 2010, Retrieved 11/23/2012
- Faculty of Arts, September 13, 2010, Shortlist announced for the 2010 Edna Staebler Award Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, Wilfrid Laurier University, Headlines (News Releases), Retrieved 11/23/2012