Toronto writer Barry Callaghan's new novel takes us on a tour of the life of a war photographer as he searches for his childhood love through a war-torn African nation. The story of Adam Waters' quest
In 1928, just after he published his first novel, Morley Callaghan asked his editor, "Do you think The New Yorker would be a good magazine for my stories? They have never printed fiction before, but a
Throughout the Great Depression, Callaghan provided for himself and his family by writing short stories, which Ernest Hemingway compared to James Joyce. Of the more than 100 short stories that Morley
As one of Canada's most distinguished contemporary writers, Jacques Brault presents a vision of love and love lost with this bilingual edition of poetry in both French and English.
Callaghan's writing is wide ranging but often takes on the perspective of a marginalized individual's view of the human experience. These tales are told in a variety of voices: street hustlers
Bringing together an ensemble of Canada's best-known, mid-career, and emerging writers, including Margaret Atwood, Austin Clarke, Leon Rooke, Anne Michaels, Michael Ondaatje, Katherine Govier, Roberts
A remarkable achievement notable for its sustained conversational brilliance of style, wealth of literary history, incisive snapshots and portraits of people and places, and for the window it opens on
“Montague explores dark emotions and thoughts with wonderful subtlety; he has a deliciously wicked wit and great range.”—Publishers Weekly“An Occasion of Sin is not to be missed.”—Small Press
Chronicling the struggle to put into words the horrors, insights, and tribulations that ultimately shaped a nation’s character, this collection presents the major Canadian voices of World War I. The f
Pauline tells her personal story of growing up through paradoxes and insights that blend social, religious, and moral textures. Her world is populated by people who turn to violence or sink into quiet
