The Diviners

For other uses, see The Diviners (disambiguation).
The Diviners

First edition
Author Margaret Laurence
Country Canada
Language English
Publisher McClelland and Stewart
Publication date
1974
Media type Print (Paperback and Hardback)
Pages 382
Preceded by A Bird in the House

The Diviners is a novel by Margaret Laurence. Published by McClelland & Stewart in 1974, it was Laurence's final novel, and is considered one of the classics of Canadian literature.

The novel won the Governor General's Award for English language fiction in 1974. The protagonist of the novel is Morag Gunn, a fiercely independent writer who grew up in Manawaka, Manitoba. Morag has a difficult relationship with her daughter Pique and her Métis lover Jules Tonnerre, and struggles to maintain her independence.

The Diviners was adapted for television by Anne Wheeler, with a screenplay by Linda Svendsen, and aired on CBC Television in 1993. Sonja Smits starred as Morag, and Tom Jackson starred as Jules Tonnerre.

The book has been repeatedly banned by schoolboards and high schools - usually by complaint from Christian groups labelling the book blasphemous and obscene. It is a regularly featured book on the Canadian Freedom to Read campaign.

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Awards
Preceded by
The Temptations of Big Bear
Governor General's Award for English language fiction recipient
1974
Succeeded by
The Great Victorian Collection


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