Conversations with Robertson Davies [sound Recording]

ISBN-10
0608087173
ISBN-13
9780608087177
Category
Authors, Canadian (English) 20th century Interviews
Pages
307
Language
English
Published
1990
Publisher
CNIB
Authors
Davis, Mac, J. Madison

Description

"Conversations with Robertson Davies" is a long overdue anthology of interviews with Canadas most respected literary figure. Journalist, essayist, reviewer, playwright, and novelist, Robertson Davies has not only been a leading figure in Canadian literature since World War II, but, since the publication of "Fifth Business" in 1970, he has become known throughout the world. "Conversations with Robertson Davies" will be of interest both to the student of Canadian literature and culture and to the scholar examining Daviess plays and novels as well as to the general reader who would like to know more about the awesome man behind the Salterton and Deptford trilogies, "Whats Bred in the Bone," and "The Lyre of Orpheus," A majority of this anthology of twenty-eight interviews has never before appeared in print. Along with these previously unpublished interviews, the reader finds a selection of the best print interviews: Tom Harpur of the "Toronto Star" pro

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