Fruits of the Earth

novel by Grove

Also known as: “Les Nourritures terrestres”

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Fruits of the Earth is a 1933 novel by Canadian author Frederick Philip Grove. The novel is part of a series of Grove's prairie novels, which are known for their realistic and somber depictions of pioneer life on the Canadian prairies. While Grove's writing style is sometimes described as stiff, his works are praised for the honesty of his vision. Other novels in this series include Our Daily Bread (1928) and The Yoke of Life (1930). Grove also authored essays on prairie life and an autobiography titled In Search of Myself.1

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Canadian literature
Modern period, 1900–60
…of the Marsh (1925) and Fruits of the Earth (1933), depicting man’s struggle for mastery of himself and his land, are moving testaments to the courage of farmers. Painter Emily Carr wrote stories about her childhood and her visits to First Nations sites in British Columbia (Klee Wyck, 1941).
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…of the Marsh (1925) and Fruits of the Earth (1933), depicting man’s struggle for mastery of himself and his land, are moving testaments to the courage of farmers. Painter Emily Carr wrote stories about her childhood and her visits to First Nations sites in British Columbia (Klee Wyck, 1941).
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Frederick Philip Grove
…Yoke of Life (1930), and Fruits of the Earth (1933), were most successful. Though somewhat stiff in style and clumsy in construction, they live by virtue of the honesty of Grove’s vision. Grove also wrote two books of essays on prairie life and an autobiography, In Search of Myself (1946).
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…Yoke of Life (1930), and Fruits of the Earth (1933), were most successful. Though somewhat stiff in style and clumsy in construction, they live by virtue of the honesty of Grove’s vision. Grove also wrote two books of essays on prairie life and an autobiography, In Search of Myself (1946).
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