Farley Mowat (1921–2014)
Autor de Never Cry Wolf
Sobre El Autor
Farley Mowat's nearly forty books have sold millions of copies & have been published in more than twenty languages. His books include "Never Cry Wolf", "Sea of Slaughter", "The Farfarers", "People of the Deer", "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", "The Desperate People", & "Ordeal by Ice". (Publisher mostrar más Provided) He is one of Canada's most popular & distinguished writers. Through the past five decades he has recorded his experiences in several highly successful books for both adults & children. He has received scores of literary awards & his works have been translated into more than 30 languages. (Publisher Provided) Farley Mowat was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada on May 12, 1921. During World War II, he fought in the Allied invasion of Sicily. He was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Captain. He studied at the University of Toronto. Farley was an author, activist, and environmentalist. He wrote more than 40 books during his lifetime including both novels and non-fiction works. His books include Never Cry Wolf, My Father's Son, Otherwise, and Eastern Passage. He received several awards including the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal in 1956, the Governor General's Award for Lost in the Barrens in 1956, the Leacock Medal for Humour for The Boat Who Wouldn't Float in 1970, and the Order of Canada in 1981. He died on May 6, 2014 at the age of 92. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Series
Obras de Farley Mowat
Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa (1987) 533 copias, 5 reseñas
Coppermine Journey : An Account of Great Adventure Selected from the Journals of Samuel Hearne (1990) 27 copias, 1 reseña
BARREN LANDS: People of the Deer; The Desperate People; The Snow Walker; Walking on the Land (1980) 6 copias
Memoir 2 copias
Il popolo dei caribu 1 copia
Y ningún pájaro cantó 1 copia
La Malediction Du Tombeau Viking (Collection Des Deux Solitudes: Jeunesse) (French Edition) (1980) 1 copia
The Outpost People 1 copia
Siberië : land met een toekomst 1 copia
Desperate people, The 1 copia
Ginące Plemię 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
The Children's Treasury: Best Loved Stories and Poems from Around the World (1987) — Contribuidor — 152 copias, 2 reseñas
This Land : A Cross-Country Anthology of Canadian Fiction for Young Readers (1998) — Contribuidor — 31 copias, 1 reseña
Deep Blue: Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure, and Survival (Adrenaline) (2001) — Contribuidor — 29 copias
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 138 - Geschäfte in Baku. Mitten im Leben. Ein Sommer mit Wölfen. Abschied auf Englisch (1985) — Contribuidor — 6 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Mowat, Farley
- Nombre legal
- Mowat, Farley McGill
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1921-05-12
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2014-05-06
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Canada
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Belleville, Ontario, Canada
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
- Lugares de residencia
- Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Newfoundland, Canada
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (pre-teen) - Educación
- University of Toronto
- Ocupaciones
- conservationist
author
environmentalist - Relaciones
- Mowat, Angus (father)
Mowat, Claire (wife) - Organizaciones
- Canadian Army (WWII)
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - Premios y honores
- National Outdoor Book Award (Lifetime Achievement, 2005)
Order of Canada (Officer, 1981)
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship 'RV Farley Mowat' was named in his honor
Canadian Centennial Medal (1967)
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977)
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal (1992) (mostrar todos 8)
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) - Biografía breve
- Great-great-nephew of Ontario premier Sir Oliver Mowat, Farley McGill Mowat was born on May 12, 1921, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada and grew up in Richmond Hill, Ontario where he attended Richmond Hill High School. His father, Angus Mowat, who fought at the Battle of Vimy Ridge, became a librarian and enjoyed minor success as a novelist. Farley began writing informally while his family lived in Windsor from 1930–1933. He died, aged 92, at his home in Ontario.
Miembros
Debates
Canadian Author Challenge — March: Farley Mowat & Anita Rau Badami en 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (abril 2016)
DECEMBER READ - Never Cry Wolf en The Green Dragon (diciembre 2013)
Reseñas
The Serpent's Coil por Farley Mowat
An exciting story of salvage on the high seas. I liked this one a little less than Grey Seas Under; the Newfoundlanders seemed a bit stereotyped and I didn't appreciate how the only time women appeared were as sex objects for the men on shore leave.
½
A serious and sober book about northern native Canadians of the NWT.
As an adolescent, Mowat was one of my favourite authors as a model of Canada, northern life, personal independence and appreciation of nature. This book fits well in that tradition.
I found Mowat an exciting read as a child, and the first writer to inspire an interest in being Canadian and environmentally conscious.
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 62
- También por
- 17
- Miembros
- 13,541
- Popularidad
- #1,713
- Valoración
- 4.0
- Reseñas
- 241
- ISBNs
- 513
- Idiomas
- 16
- Favorito
- 35
