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008 961206s1997 nyu 000 0 eng
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035 $a(OCoLC)36086390
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050 00 $aPR9199.3.D3$bM47 1997
082 00 $a814/.54$221
100 1 $aDavies, Robertson,$d1913-1995.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50035476
245 14 $aThe merry heart :$breflections on reading, writing, and the world of books /$cRobertson Davies.
260 $aNew York :$bViking,$c1997.
263 $a9707
300 $axii, 385 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
520 $aRobertson Davies always wanted to call a book of his The Merry Heart. Now the wish is fulfilled, and fittingly by a selection of his writings, vintage Davies, full of the shrewd relish for life that was his hallmark. Although we shall not see another Davies novel, we can all rejoice that there is another new book that is pure distilled Davies. His utterly distinctive voice resounds here from every line.
520 8 $aAs close to an autobiography as we can ever expect, this collection of reminiscences, speeches, book reviews, parodies, and essays tells us much about the writer and the man. The introductions to each of the twenty-four chapters add further biographical details, followed by tantalizing fragments from Davies' own unpublished diary.
520 8 $aBut the strength of the book lies in its stimulating contents. Every chapter is an education for the reader, as it provides the pleasure of browsing through Davies' richly stocked mind. Whether he is discussing art fakery, his schooldays, the differences between Canadians and Americans, Thackeray, Ibsen, The Little Red Hen, or Ulysses, this collection gathers his reflections on books, on writing, on reading, on his own writing, on other authors and much else, into a fascinating whole.
852 00 $boff,glx$hPR9199.3.D3$iM47 1997