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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each of the twenty-four chapters add further biographical details, followed by tantalizing fragments from Davies' own unpublished diary.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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The Merry Heart: Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books
July 1, 1998, Penguin (Non-Classics)
in English
014027586X 9780140275865
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The merry heart: reflections on reading, writing, and the world of books
1997, Viking
in English
- 1st American ed.
0670873667 9780670873661
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The merry heart: reflections on reading, writing, and the world of books
1997, Viking
in English
- 1st American ed.
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