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Title: Farley Mowat dead at 92
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: DrCaleb
Date: 2014-05-07 10:39:57
Canadian

[Robair]

"The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", we read that in school. I think it's the only book by him I've ever read.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

Robair Robair:

"The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", we read that in school. I think it's the only book by him I've ever read.

Such a sad loss. A great Canadian hero, author and icon. Rip Farley.

[Jabberwalker]

He was an ornery bugger. I didn't always agree with his politics (but often did) He had a tendency to tell "whoppers" but he was an author, after all. Even after all of that, I thoroughly enjoyed reading him and I read many of his books .. maybe all. I've never kept score. He was a patriot, a soldier, a "peacenik", an environmentalist, a "Scotty" like a lot of us and he was the most "Canadian" Canadian that I can think of. Our country is poorer without him.

Rest in Peace, Farley.

[DrCaleb]

Robair Robair:

"The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", we read that in school. I think it's the only book by him I've ever read.

"Owls in the Family"

"Never Cry Wolf"

Good reads. He will be missed.

[martin14]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Robair Robair:

"The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", we read that in school. I think it's the only book by him I've ever read.

"Owls in the Family"

"Never Cry Wolf"

Good reads. He will be missed.

I enjoyed those books, couple others too.

RIP Farley, and thanks for that trip to Italy in 1943.

[Regina]

Was thinking about him recently. Quite a life lived.
RIP soldier.

[xerxes]

A damned fine writer. And a damned big loss. RIP Farley. And thank you for all the stories you wrote.

[martin14]

Jesus, my poor brain.


Sibir: My Discovery of Siberia


Farley's trip to the USSR back in the late 60's to see what the Russians were doing up North.

It was an interesting read, showed even then how far behind we were in Northern Development, not to mention nowadays.


Mr.C should read.

[DrCaleb]

martin14 martin14:

Jesus, my poor brain.


Sibir: My Discovery of Siberia

Another good one! Rates up there with "A day in the Life of Ivan Densovitch" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

[Strutz]

Just came home for lunch, turned on the noon news and they were just reporting his passing.

A true loss for Canada.

RIP Farley.

[stratos]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Robair Robair:

"The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", we read that in school. I think it's the only book by him I've ever read.

"Owls in the Family"

"Never Cry Wolf"

Good reads. He will be missed.

Never Cry Wolf

Was the book made into a movie by the same name?

[Jabberwalker]

Yup.

[fifeboy]

stratos stratos:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Robair Robair:

"The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", we read that in school. I think it's the only book by him I've ever read.

"Owls in the Family"

"Never Cry Wolf"

Good reads. He will be missed.

Never Cry Wolf

Was the book made into a movie by the same name?

I have read the majority of his work. I liked it a lot. I used to teach Lost in the Barrens in my Gr. 7 classes. The kids liked it. And yes, they made Never Cry Wolf into a movie which had almost nothing to do with the book. RIP Farley.

[andyt]

People of the deer was the one that had the most impact on me. Even if it wasn't 100% factual.

And the image of the family driving down the road, with a dog in the rumble seat wearing goggles, and an owl sitting on a bar and using it's wings to go up and down - hilarious.

"terry" did a real good job in the movie version of never cry wolf, as did the native actor with no teeth.

He had a long good life, although his wwii experiences made him bitter.