Description:
A wonderfully written, wide-ranging collection of essays from the award-winning author of Yiddish for Pirates, which follow him from his childhood in Ireland to his long-time home in Hamilton.
Brief description:
Gary Barwin is a writer, composer and multidisciplinary artist. He is the author of thirty books including Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted: The Ballad of Motl the Cowboy, which won the Canadian Jewish Literary Award, was shortlisted for the Vine Award and was chosen for Hamilton Reads 2023. His national bestselling novel Yiddish for Pirates won the Leacock Medal for Humour and the Canadian Jewish Literary Award, was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize and was long-listed for Canada Reads. His 2022 poetry collection, The Most Charming Creatures, won the Canadian Jewish Literary Award. Barwin was born in Northern Ireland of South African parents of Ashkenazi Lithuanian descent. He currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario, and at garybarwin.com.
Review Quotes:
"What unites his diverse body of work is his interest in exploring recurring themes and myriad literary traditions in a variety of forms and registers. Depth, beauty, and spirituality glow from within Barwin's often surreal, always surprising lines."
-- "Antigonish Review"