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The Testament of Man (1943–1960), a twelve-volume series of novels by the American author Vardis Fisher, traces the physical, psychological and spiritual evolution of Western civilization from Australopithecus to the present. The series explores a pantheon of subjects: myth, ritual, language, family, sex and especially sin, guilt and religion.
Vardis Alvero Fisher (March 31, 1895 – July 9, 1968) was an American writer from Idaho who wrote popular historical novels of the Old West. After studying at the University of Utah and the University of Chicago, Fisher taught English at the University of Utah and then at the Washington Square College of New York University until 1931.
Vardis Fisher (1895–1968): American writer and scholar, author of atheistic Testament of Man series. [100] Tom Flynn (1955–2021): American author and Senior Editor of Free Inquiry magazine. [101] Ken Follett (born 1949): British author of thrillers and historical novels. [102]
[36] [37] His monograph Vardis Fisher: A Mormon Novelist (2021) won the award for criticism. [33] Austin himself received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the AML in 2022. The award citation praised the way he "models both enthusiastic celebration of good work and the possibility of intelligent and humane disagreement with bad work." [33]
Vardis is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Notable people with the name include: Vardis Fisher (1895–1968), American writer
Mountain Man is a 1965 novel written by Vardis Fisher. Set in the mid-1800s United States, it tells the story of Sam Minard, a hunter/trapper living and wandering throughout Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. The book is separated into three parts: Lotus, Kate and Sam.
Homo narrans ('storytelling human') is one of a number of binomial names for the human species modelled on the commonly used term Homo sapiens ('wise human'). The term posits the primacy of storytelling over, for example, language or reasoning, in differentiating Homo sapiens from other species of the genus Homo.
Grander Musashi (グランダー武蔵, Gurandā Musashi), also known as Super Fisher Grander Musashi and Musashi the Great, is a Japanese manga series created by Takashi Teshirogi that was adapted into two anime seasons. It is a fishing sport anime that teaches audiences fishing methods.