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About The Book
As a small, watchful boy growing up in a working class family in Midland, Ontario, during the Second World War, Wright gradually discovered that he saw the world through different eyes. His intellectual and sexual awakenings, his exploits as a young salesman in Canadian publishing, his painful struggles to become a writer—all of this is balanced against the extraordinary reception that in the 1970s greeted his first novel, The Weekend Man, which was published around the world to great acclaim. In spite of the sometimes crippling depression that haunted him and the ups and downs of the mid-life writer, he would finally achieve overwhelming success with Clara Callan, the Giller-winning work that swept every award in Canada and revitalized his career.
Lovers of Wright’s work will appreciate behind-the-scenes glimpses of his craft in individual novels and his exploration of how a writer transmutes experience into art. And readers will enjoy his thoughtful exploration of the essential role of storytelling in our lives. A Life with Words is both a celebration of the writing life and a deeply personal—at times revelatory—invitation into the world of the imagination.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (September 15, 2015)
- Length: 224 pages
- ISBN13: 9781476785363
Raves and Reviews
“A remarkable life told remarkably well. Wright, an excellent novelist, proves to be an excellent memoirist as well. A Life with Words is a moving, highly original and deeply absorbing story.”
– Robert Fulford, journalist, editor and essayist
PRAISE FOR RICHARD B. WRIGHT
“Wonderfully subtle . . . inexpressibly precious.”
– The Globe and Mail
“A writer of insatiable curiosity and intelligence . . . A total delight to read.”
– Toronto Star
“Wright is one of Canada’s greatest fiction writers.”
– The Globe and Mail
“Wright is such a lovely writer; his story unfolds and before you know it you’re hooked.”
– The Vancouver Sun
“Richard B. Wright is a master storyteller.”
– The Ottawa Citizen
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