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The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley that follows Robert Ross, a nineteen-year-old Canadian who enlists in World War I after the death of his beloved older sister in an attempt to escape both his grief and the social norms of oppressive Edwardian [1] society. Drawn into the madness of war, Ross commits "a last desperate act to declare ...
The Wars is a Canadian historical drama, directed by Robin Phillips and released in 1983. [1] An adaptation of the Governor General's Award-winning novel The Wars by Timothy Findley, the film centres on Robert Ross (Brent Carver), the immature and closeted gay son of an upper class Rosedale family who enlists to serve in the Canadian Army during World War I. [2]
Timothy Irving Frederick Findley (October 30, 1930 – June 20, 2002) was a Canadian novelist and playwright. [1] He was also informally known by the nickname Tiff or Tiffy , an acronym of his initials.
Not Wanted on the Voyage is a novel by Canadian author Timothy Findley, [1] which presents a magic realist post-modern re-telling of the Great Flood in the biblical Book of Genesis. It was first published by Viking Canada in the autumn of 1984, [ 2 ] and was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at ...
The Piano Man's Daughter is a novel by Timothy Findley, first published in 1995 by HarperCollins Canada. [1] It was a nominee for the 1995 Giller Prize . Summary
The bill authorized war but excluded "enduring offensive ground combat operations" against the Islamic State and "associated forces" for a three-year period. Walz thought it was a good compromise ...
Timothy Findley, Trevor Green William Frederick (Bill) Whitehead (August 16, 1931 – February 1, 2018) was a Canadian writer, actor and filmmaker. Whitehead is best known as a writer of radio and television documentaries [ 1 ] and as the former partner of the late Canadian writer Timothy Findley .
This category includes grief, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and other forms of moral injury and mental disorders caused or inflamed by war. Between the start of the Afghan war in October 2001 and June 2012, the demand for military mental health services skyrocketed, according to Pentagon data. So did substance abuse within the ranks.