One of three sons, findley was born in toronto, ontario, to allan gilmour findley, a stockbroker, and his wife, the former margaret maude bull. By timothy findley 1977 robert ross, a sensitive nineteenyearold canadian officer, went to war the war to end all wars. Alan dayton, library and archives canada, archival reference number r118110xe, c151875kv6 the wars, which won the governor generals award for fiction in 1977, is an example of what influential canadian literature critic and theorist linda hutcheon terms historiographic metafiction. The first edition of the novel was published in 1977, and was written by timothy findley. I have read other timothy findley novels and enjoyed them immensely not wanted on the voyage springs to mind.
Pilgrim is timothy findley s masterwork, a finalist for the giller prize, and a national bestseller that has smashed the authors own impressive sales records. Timothy findley has written an important antiwar wwi novel, comparable to pat barkers acclaimed regeneration trilogy. The wars by timothy findley was a book set in the time of world war one. Robert ross, a sensitive nineteenyearold canadian officer, went to war the war to end all wars. The madness of war, ww i variety and equusstylein an evocative but heavyhandedly contrived patchwork of lyricaldeadpan narrative and firstperson transcripts. Timothy findley has 40 books on goodreads with 56234 ratings. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The wars is a 1977 novel by timothy findley about the experiences of a young canadian officer in world war i.
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Publication date 1977 topics world war, 19141918 publisher new york. Findley dedicated the novel to his uncle, thomas irving findley, who fought in the first world war and survived. Findleys third novel, the wars, was published to great acclaim in 1977 and. He found himself in the nightmare world of trench warfare, of mud and smoke, of chlorine gas and rotting corpses. Drawn into the madness of war, ross commits a last desperate act to declare his commitment to life in the midst of death. The wars by timothy findley many people say that the metal of a man is found in his ability to keep his ideals in spite of anything that life can through at you. In this world gone mad, robert ross performed a last desperate act to declare his commitment to life in the midst of death. The main characters of this fiction, cultural story are.
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