That Dammed Beaver: Canadian Humour, Laughs and Gaffs

by Bruce Meyer (Editor), Myna Wallin (contributor)

Humor is an integral part of the Canadian identity, and we have a truly unique way of looking at ourselves and the world. Our greatest joy is found in irreverence, poking fun at our own stereotypes – shorts in the snow, beavers in the bush, love in a canoe – or by tweaking the nose of the grumbling giant to the South. We see the chaotic and the absurd all around us, and through irony, parody, and satire we laugh when facing the truth, or at times to avoid crying. What a nation finds funny, and how it embraces humor, is key to what makes a nation great. And we are a great nation! This collection includes short fiction, illustration, and short graphic fiction from a broad spectrum of backgrounds, persuasions, genders, and visions, uniting regional and cultural expression in a way never done before.

Unknown Binding

About the author

Dr. Bruce Meyer is an author of more than 45 books of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, literary journalism, scholarship, and pedagogy, and is a professor of English at Georgian College.

Reviews

[Peter Mueller · Rating 1 out of 5]

What an utterly strange selection of stories to feature in what I thought was supposed to be a humorous Canadian collection. I can’t remember laughing once, more often than not my thoughts were “what the f*ck?”