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A Life of Timothy Findley

de Sherrill Grace (auteur), Mary Wall (lecteur)

Maison d'édition : Wilfrid Laurier University Press

juin 2021

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In this first full biography of award-winning author Timothy Findley, Sherrill Grace uses his diaries and letters, interviews, and archival materials, and examines his award-winning novels, plays, stories, and non-fiction to draw points of departure and development from Findley’s life and work.

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Résumé

•Findley a well-known author in Canadian literature of the late 20th century. His books have been translated into many languages and sold around the world. See especially The Wars and Famous Last Words.

•Twice a winner of the Governor General’s Award: Fiction, The Wars (1977), Drama, Elizabeth Rex (2001)

•Findley was ahead of his time in his worry about issues we see today: the rise of fascism, climate change and related environmental issues (species loss in the context of global warming, pollution of oceans), censorship and “fake news”, the rights of women and LGBTQ people.

•Findley was obsessed with a possible WWIII and warned against anti-democratic movements and the escalation of violence. •First full biography of Timothy Findley. Author had access to and extensive use of his private journals, letters, diaries, photographs and tape recordings

•Findley was part of the founding season of The Stratford Festival (1953), involved in the early days of CBC, and a founder of the Writers’ Union of Canada

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Findley

Auteur

Sherrill Grace (auteur)

Sherrill Grace, OC, FRSC, is a University Killam Professor Emerita at the University of British Columbia. She specializes in Canadian literature and culture and has published extensively in these areas. Her recent books include Inventing Tom Thomson (2004), Canada and the Idea of North (2007), Making Theatre: A Life of Sharon Pollock (2008), and Landscapes of War and Memory (2014).

Auteur(s) : Sherrill Grace