Best of Q: Vintage Canadian erotica 'Bear' is actually a good read
Aritha van Herk on the head-turning Canadian novel about a women and her bear lover.
From the Best of Q: Canadian writer Marian Engel's 1976 erotica novel, Bear, captured the attention of a new generation when an imgur post about the novel went viral -- and not just because of its retro-racey cover art.
Fellow novelist and CanLit expert Aritha van Herk speaks with guest host Terry O'Reilly about the renewed interest in the Governor General Award-winning book, how Engel's gripping girl-meets-bear story goes beyond bestiality, and why -- despite its wild premise -- Bear could be the quintessential Canadian novel.
Have you read Bear? If so, that's on the CBC Books "100 Novels that make you proud to be Canadian." Click here to see how many others you've read.