For this year’s advent calendar, I am recommending Canadian authors/books found on Schatje’s Shelves. Again, to make things more interesting/challenging, I will use the alphabet, skipping “X” and “Z”. In total, I propose to focus on 50 Canadian writers, an early nod to Canada's 150th birthday next year.
“F” is for Timothy
Findley
Timothy Findley was a novelist and playwright. His writing is typical of the Southern
Ontario Gothic style, a term Findley invented, and was heavily influenced by
Jungian psychology. Mental illness, gender
and sexuality are frequent recurring themes in his work. Many of his novels centre on a protagonist who
is struggling to find the moral and ethical and rational course of action in a
situation that has spun out of control. His characters often carry dark
personal secrets, and are often by these burdens.
Novels:
The Last of the Crazy
People
The Butterfly Plague
The Wars (1977
Governor-General’s Award)
Famous Last Words
Not Wanted on the
Voyage
The Telling of Lies
Headhunter
The Piano Man's
Daughter
Pilgrim
Spadework
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