emneufeld@watdragon.UUCP (Eric Neufeld) (01/08/86)
As a recently transplanted Saskatchewanian, I have thought of building up a
collection of Saskatchewan books, concentrating on short stories and novels.
While most provinces have literary journals which publish material
of uneven quality (for example, "Grain" magazine in Saskatchewan), I am
presented interested in a bibliography of works by "successful" (from the
point of view of the critics or the public) writers.
Of course I have the following:
W.O. Mitchell (don't much like his work, but a must
for a collection)
Guy VanderHaeghe
Sinclair Ross
I have no bibliography for
Ken Mitchell
who used to publish comical plays and fiction ("The Meadowlark Connection").
I am interested in reviews of the recently published work of
David Carpenter
Any other comments on interesting Saskatchewn authours would be appreciated,
regardless of obscurity.
I can already hear the snickers from the metropolises (sp?); however, I know
there are voracious readers out there who can help me out.
Thanks. Eric Neufeld. Please reply directly and not to this group.
PS. There is no shortage of self-deprecating, dated works (currently
popular is Ron Marken's Easterner's Guide to Western Canada). I am less
interested in these kind of books than I am in literature. Also, I am
concentrating on Saskatchewan rather than Manitoba and Alberta, though all
correspondence is welcomed.cv@linus.UUCP (Chris J. Valas) (01/10/86)
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Eric Neufeld asked for Saskatchewan (sp) authors: Don't forget Farley
Mowat, who lived in Sas. for some time as a kid. The beginning of his
"The Dog Who Wouldn't Be" is set there.
I read the book when I was very young, and again recently. It's very simply
written, but it's worth reading, especially for people who love dogs.
Mutt, the dog, natch, believed he was human, learned to climb ladders and
walk on fences (the better to chase cats!) and was a 'retrieving fool.'
The final paragraph may be the best ending to any book I've ever read, and
is worth picking up for that alone....
Chris J. Valas {decvax,utzoo,philabs,security,allegra,genrad}!linus!cv
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"Overwhelmed by irrefutable fact, the subject resorted to verbal abuse...."