10 controversial Canadian books you need to read

Canadians have a global reputation for being polite and even deferential. But when it comes to our literature, our writers don't shy away from challenging the status quo, exploring taboos, and offering bold perspectives. We're highlighting 10 controversial Canadian literary classics that pushed the envelope when they were released, and that you should definitely read, if you haven't already.

• Bear by Marian Engel
• The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

• How to Make Love to a Negro without Getting Tired by Dany Laferrière, translated by David Homel
• ​When Everything Feels like the Movies by Raziel Reid
• Not Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy Findley

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• The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler
• Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald

• Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
• ​Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat