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Robertson Davies


Canada (1913 - 1995)

William Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC, FRSL, was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best-known and most popular authors, and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term Davies is sometimes said to have detested. Davies was the founding Master of Massey College, a graduate college at the University of Toronto.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Series
Salterton
   1. Tempest-Tost (1951)
   2. Leaven of Malice (1954)
   3. A Mixture of Frailties (1958)
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Deptford
   1. Fifth Business (1970)
   2. The Manticore (1972)
   3. World of Wonders (1975)
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Cornish
   1. The Rebel Angels (1981)
   2. What's Bred in the Bone (1985)
   3. The Lyre of Orpheus (1988)
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Robertson Davies recommends
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The Great Farini (1995)
Shane Peacock
"An admirable book, I enjoyed it greatly."

Books containing stories by Robertson Davies
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Northern Suns (1991)
The New Anthology of Canadian Science Fiction
edited by
Glenn Grant and David G Hartwell
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The Literary Ghost (1991)
Great Contemporary Ghost Stories
edited by
Larry Dark

Awards
World Fantasy Best Collection winner (1984) : High Spirits: A Collection of Ghost Stories
Booker Prize Best Novel nominee (1986) : What's Bred in the Bone


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