The merry heart

reflections on reading, writing, and the world of books

1st American ed.
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The merry heart

reflections on reading, writing, and the world of books

1st American ed.
  • 2 Want to read

Robertson 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.

As 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each of the twenty-four chapters add further biographical details, followed by tantalizing fragments from Davies' own unpublished diary.

But 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.

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Publisher
Viking
Language
English
Pages
385

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Cover of: The Merry Heart
The Merry Heart: Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books
July 1, 1998, Penguin (Non-Classics)
in English
Cover of: The merry heart
The merry heart: selections 1980-1995
1998, Penguin
in English
Cover of: The merry heart
The merry heart: reflections on reading, writing, and the world of books
1997, Viking
in English - 1st American ed.
Cover of: The merry heart
The merry heart: reflections on reading, writing, and the world of books
1997, Viking
in English - 1st American ed.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
814/.54
Library of Congress
PR9199.3.D3 M47 1997, PR9199.3.D3M47 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 385 p. ;
Number of pages
385

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24748203M
ISBN 10
0670873667
LCCN
96038123
OCLC/WorldCat
36086390
Amazon ID (ASIN)

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL842149W

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