The book (to which James refers) is thusly named (cf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_(novel)), and rather notorious in CanLit circles (unjustly notorious, in my opinion).
For those interested in more background on the book than Wikipedia can provide, there was a fairly recent CBC Ideas podcast on the subject of the novel, and its importance in the CanLit canon.
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james_davis_nicoll) wrote2022-04-19 08:04 am
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For those interested in more background on the book than Wikipedia can provide, there was a fairly recent CBC Ideas podcast on the subject of the novel, and its importance in the CanLit canon.