David Adams Richards
DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS is one of Canada's pre-eminent writers. His recent novels include Mary Cyr and Principles to Live By , as well as Crimes Against My Brother and Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul , both of which were longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Among his other novels, The Lost Highway was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award and nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize; The Friends of Meagre Fortune won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book; Mercy...See more
DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS is one of Canada's pre-eminent writers. His recent novels include Mary Cyr and Principles to Live By , as well as Crimes Against My Brother and Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul , both of which were longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Among his other novels, The Lost Highway was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award and nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize; The Friends of Meagre Fortune won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book; Mercy Among the Children won the Giller Prize and was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award and the Trillium Award. Richards is also the author of the celebrated Miramichi Trilogy and has written four bestselling books of nonfiction, Lines on the Water , God Is , Facing the Hunter and Hockey Dreams , and most recently the collection of essays Murder . In 2017, David Adams Richards was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. See less
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Nights Below Station Street
Raw story
by fspence, Sep 7, 2008
Nights Below Station Street, is a bitter story, woven by the complexities of the working class. The characterization is raw, and the Richards has a gift for creating true anguish that people feel ... Read More