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Timothy Findley is a writer obsessed with time and place. His fiction and drama return again and again to the two world wars, the Holocaust, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Cold War. His cast of characters includes people of varied racial, ethnic, and class backgrounds, different sexual orientations, multiple ages, diverse political stripes, and, of course, a number of animals and birds, so powerfully characterized that they seems as real to Findley's readers as Wallis Simpson or Sir Harry Oakes. His work provides us with a rich standpoint from which to review, question, and interpret the culture, politics, myths, and history of contemporary society. This collection of nine essays provides readers with original perspectives on Findley's work from influential critics and new scholars. It includes articles on both the lesser-known works, such as the short fiction, drama, and early novels, as well as on the major works, including Headhunter and The Piano Man's Daughter. ... Read more

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Title: Fraternizing with the Enemy: Constructions of Masculinity in the Short Fiction of Timothy Findley.
Author: Susan E. Billingham
Publication: Yearbook of English Studies (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2001
Publisher: Modern Humanities Research Association
Page: 205

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Series Editors: Bernth Lindfors, University of Texas at Austin; Robert Lecker, McGill University; David O'Connell, Georgia State University; David William Foster, Arizona State University; Janet Pérez, Texas Tech University

Twayne's United States Authors, English Authors, and World Authors Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works. Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an author's work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volume addresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writer's work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading the Authors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives. Each volume features:

• A critical, interpretive study and explication of the author's works
• A brief biography of the author
• An accessible chronology outlining the life, work, and relevant historical background of the author
• Aids for further study -- complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography and an index
• A readable style presented in a manageable length

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Why are contemporary writers of fiction in Canada so obsessed with photography? Timothy Findley's The Wars, Michael Ondaatje's Coming Through Slaughter, Margaret Laurence's The Diviners, and Alice Munro's Lives of Girls and Women all present the photograph as a virtual analogue to the act of creating narrative. Lorraine York examines four Canadian writers of fiction whose works span the literary schools of modernism, magic realism, and postmodernism. For Canadian postmodernists, photography becomes a means of examining, in an acutely self-conscious way, their need to break out of the traditional confines of narrative form. ... Read more

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Based on the original stage production at the Stratford Festival of Canada, directed by Martha Henry.

In this daring and original production of Timothy Findley's Governor-General Award winning play, William Shakespeare and the formidable Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I, are brought together in a remarkable encounter on the night of April 22, 1616. The night the Queen's Lover will be executed, by the Queen's decree. ... Read more

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The King and the Queen
Writing a "book" review on a play that one has not read may seem a bit presumptuous. However, my wife and I saw the US premier of this play at Houston's Stages Theater a few weeks ago and can attest that it is some of the finest entertainment we have seen in many a day. I hope that many people will read it, that college English classes will study it, and, most importantly, that numerous theater groups will stage it.

Historical.Hilarious. Poignant. An exhaustive list of appropriate adjectives would exceed Amazon's page limitations.

The play has a large cast of memorable characters including a semi-blind theater seamstress and a bear. The scene is a barn in England in 1601, and Queen Elizabeth seeksdiversion from the impending beheading of her lover in the company of William Shakespeare and his band of actors. The dialogue is both scholarly and witty, with many echoes from Shakespeare's plays.

But the driving force for the drama is the point/counterpoint exchanges between "King" Elizabeth, who feels compelled to shirk her womanly feelings for the good of her country and the actor Ned, a 17th century drag-Queen. More than that I will not tell.

See it if you can, but, until it plays in your area, read the book.

One of the most haunting plays ever written...
In 1601, Queen Elizabeth I was forced by duty to condemn to death a man widely believed to be her former lover. On the night before the execution, she demanded that William Shakespeare's acting troup, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, perform a play to distract her from the heartbreak that would occur in the morning. This much is truth. Timothy Findley takes these historical facts, blends in a few "what if's?" and creates a powerhouse play about men, women, fantasy, death, and ultimately, love.

After a performance of Much Ado About Nothing, Queen Elizabeth goes backstage to talk with the actors, and finds them all mourning the iminent death of the Beatrice of the evening, their terminally ill leading "lady," Ned. Ned has lived all his life as a woman, and does not know how to face his upcoming death with the courage of a man. Elizabeth, by contrast, has had to destroy her feminine side in order to rule England successfully. Realising this, the two strike a bargain: Ned will teach Elizabeth how to be a woman, if she can teach him how to be a man. What follows is a heartbreaking journey of self-discovery in which Elizabeth learns how to mourn, Ned learns how to die with grace and how to live with love, and William Shakespeare finds the greatest play never written.

This is an excellent choice for any Shakespeare fan, and for any lover of theatre. Powerful, enlightening, heartbreaking and uplifting, Elizabeth Rex is an exquisite journey for the heart, with beautiful dialogue, strong characters, and fascinating arguments. A must-read. ... Read more

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A rich and interesting mystery from a fine novelist
Timothy Findley is a former actor and radio performer and scriptwriter from Canada who has written one incredible novel (_Not Wanted On the Voyage_) and quite a few good ones. There is no such thing as a"characteristic" Findley novel, and this is no exception.

With_The Telling Of Lies_, the author takes on the murder mystery genre, but ofcourse it's not your typical mystery. It takes place on the south coast ofMaine, at a resort hotel with an assortment of characters. Thenarrator/protagonist, a middle-aged woman, not only tackles and solves themystery, but intersperses the main plot with memories of her experiences ina Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during the Second World War.

The story iswell told. I liked this book better than _Famous Last Words_ (though it isa less complicated and momentous story) and _The Piano Man's Daughter_,about as much as _The Butterfly Plague_ and his memoir/essay collection_Inside Memory_, but not as much as his masterpiece, _Not Wanted On theVoyage_. ... Read more

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Rest.In.Peace..
June 20th 2002- Timothy Fidley passed away.
Rest In Peace.

Another Beautifully Neurotic Collection of Stories
Timothy Findley has quickly become one of Canada's most prominent internationally writers. His ambiguous stories are always tinted with a twist of magical realism that leads his readers to believe there really arephenomenal elements left in the world. In this latest collection of works,"Dust to Dust," Findley brings back characters from past works,such as the beautiful but troubled couple Minna and Bragg and createsintriguing new ones like Evard and Erik Kelgard, the strange twins andtheir magic show. We can't help but be drawn in by the dicotomy Findleycreates between the magic of life and the secrets of death. I endorse thistor Findley fans and new comers alike. ... Read more

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WOW AWESOME AMAZING!!!
i love this book, it has been one of my favorties....i have never read anything like this before...it's hard at times to believe the emotion that was put intothe publications of this book...i look for too reading more of Timothy's work! =) EMAIL ME FOR A GOOD TIME!!!!! HAHAHA THANKS! =P ... Read more

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I only wish I could see it in person!
A Canadian Ambassador is called back from his Moscow post after the body of a Russian youth is found beaten to death in a hotel room. Held in a safe house alongside his wife Marian, suffering from Alzhiemer's, and daughter Diana; the Ambassador and his family are forced to deal with their past and reveal secrets.

My regret after reading this play was not having been old enough back in '93 when it was written to see it perform by the actors it was written for. The characters are true, Marian and Raymond in particular break your heart. Mr. Findley knew what he was doing when he wrote this play. Read it and if you can see it! ... Read more