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A Boring Old Man on the Road
This was a rather bad book.Banal does not begin to describe it.The blurb on the book said that Callaghan is a classic Canadian writer, but this book does little to suggest that.Purple prose mixed with triteobservations of Paris circa the tumultuous late sixties is combined withlittle skill at all in getting into the inner psychology of his characters. This book deserves to be out of print. ... Read more

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A waste of time
This book is useless if it doesn't at least include a published copy of the story or stories analyzed.I was not able to see what was included as a resource in the book and was very disappointed after the purchase. ... Read more

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Based on a real-life character, More Joy in Heaven is a gripping account of the tragic plight of young Kip Caley, a notorious bank-robber released early from prison and feted by society as a returning prodigal son.

Earnest, optimistic, and fired by reformist zeal, Kip eventually comes to realize that the welcome of his supporters is superficial and that their charity is driven by self-interest.

More Joy in Heaven was first published in 1937. ... Read more

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A frustrating and moving book.
I read "More Joy in Heaven" by Morley Callaghan in a few short hours. I don't think I have ever been so frustrated and moved by a book. It lays the most horrible and beautiful aspects of human nature out along side one another, and I can't understand how a man (Callaghan) can have such clear vision.

The main character (Kip) is a convicted bank robber who believed that he was above everyone else. It was this sense of detachment that allowed him to commit his crimes without guilt, and which eventually got him stuck in prison. But once in prison Kip began to realize that there was more to life than being a headline. He began to slowly reform himself. He wanted to be like other people, to be with them, as friends and as equals. He wanted to lead a normal life.

The novel starts as he is being released on parole. His release was organized by a chairitable senator, inspired by the completeness of Kip's reform. Once free, Kip had intended to work as a garbage man, or as a street cleaner, but he finds himself a sudden celebrity. I don't want to ruin the novel, so I won't describe any more, but I will say that Callaghan does not write one dimensional characters. This book is captivating and has a ring of truth that makes the mistakes of the main character all the more harrowing.

I strongly reccomend this book.

Plays on real life
I found this book hard to get into at first but as it progressed I got a better understanding of the character's and situations they were faced with.This book displays such motives as once a bankrobber always a bankrobber.Kip Caley let his goals defeat him.When he relized his dreamcouldn't come true he felt as if his world was falling around him and allhe could do was sit and watch.

Great book about the life and times of an ex-con
Morley Callghan portrays Kip Caley as a man who is released from prison due to his good behaviour. As a result of his good behaviour he is praised amongst the town. Things turn bad when Kip loses his job and the town getstired of his image.

Startling revelation into the mind of a criminal
A well written novel based on the life of a born again criminal who's life goes from bad to good to worse, very dramatic, quick read. ... Read more

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Canadian Fiction Studies are an answer to every librarian's, student's, and teacher's wishes. Each book, about 80 pages in length, contains clear, readable information on a major Canadian novel. These studies are carefully designed readings of the novels; they are not substitutes for reading them. Each book is attractively produced and follows the same format, so students will know exactly what to expect:

A chronology of the author's lifeThe importance of the bookCritical receptionReading of the textSelected list of works cited ... Read more

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Memories of tangled friendships with Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and some others.

It was the fabulous Summer of 1929, when the literary capital of North America had moved to Paris. Hemingway was reading proofs to A Farewell to Arms, and a few blocks away Fitzgerald was struggling over Tender Is the Night. And Morley Callaghan, his first book published to acclaim in New York, arrived in Paris to share the felicities of the literary life, not just with his two friends, but with James Joyce, Ford Madox Ford, Robert McAlmon - the world Gertrude Stein called the Lost Generation. Amidst these tangled relationships, friendships were lost, too - most particularly between Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Callaghan - all over the famous boxing match in which the smaller Callaghan knocked Hemingway down and Fitzgerald, the time keeper - stunned by what he was seeing - forgot to call time. A tragic and sad and unforgettable story told in Callaghan's lucid compassionate prose.

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Better than Hemingway's A Moveable Feast
If you enjoyed A Moveable Feast then you will appreciate Callaghan's That Summer in Paris even more. Callaghan has a terrific writing style that makes for a painless and enjoyable read though it is definitely for the fan of the Paris in the twenties crowd. The book is filled with anecdotes pertaining to the great writers of the 20th Century such as Hemingway, Lewis, Fitzgerald, Joyce, Etc. Etc. Callaghan captures the darker and more fragile side of genius. Do yourself a favor and read this one, it'll stay with any true fan of the "lost generation".

Memoir of 1929
Callaghan met Hemingway when they both worked for the Toronto Star.Hemingway wnet to Paris and Callaghan did too, in 1929.This book tells what Callaghan did, besides write.He doesn't say much about his writing but tells of his times with Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, James Joyce, and others.It is not too momentous, but it throws another light on what Samuel Putnam had to say in his 1947 book Paris Was Our Mistress.1929 was an idyllic time for Callaghan and the other Americans in Paris, tho I am not sure they knew it. ... Read more

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First published in 1935, this novel is a penetrating study of a father and son caught in the moral and economic undertow of the Great Depression. The action hinges upon a sudden mischance in which accident and intention tragically coincide. Swept along by the inexorable logic of events, Callaghan’s protagonists are forced to re-examine the nature of individual conscience and responsibility. In their personal struggle is expressed the mood of the age, its cynicism and anger, its desperate idealism, and its agonized longing for redemption. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Morley Edward Callaghan, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 2357 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

• Place and date of birth and death (if deceased)
• Family members
• Education
• Professional associations and honors
• Employment
• Writings, including books and periodicals
• A description of the author's work
• References to further readings about the author

Book Description
Canadian Fiction Studies are an answer to every librarian's, student's, and teacher's wishes. Each book, about 80 pages in length, contains clear, readable information on a major Canadian novel. These studies are carefully designed readings of the novels; they are not substitutes for reading them. Each book is attractively produced and follows the same format, so students will know exactly what to expect:

A chronology of the author's lifeThe importance of the bookCritical receptionReading of the textSelected list of works cited ... Read more