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Butterfly Lovers
David, a divorced man coming to terms with his epilepsy, his uncaring mother, and the deterioration of his AIDS-stricken best friend, abandons his unfulfilling life in Montreal to teach English in post-Tiananmen Square Beijing. (Nancy Pearl)
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First published May 15, 2012
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Charles Foran
17 books8 followersCharlie Foran was born and raised in Toronto. He holds degrees from the University of Toronto and the University College, Dublin, and has taught in China, Hong Kong, and Canada.
He has published eleven books, including five novels. His fiction, non-fiction, and journalism have all won awards.
Charlie has also made radio documentaries for the CBC program Ideas and co-wrote the TV documentary Mordecai Richler: The Last of the Wild Jews. A past president of PEN Canada, he is a senior fellow at Massey College, University of Toronto, and a member of the Order of Canada.
As of January, 2015, Charlie Foran is CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC). He lives in Toronto with his family.
He has published eleven books, including five novels. His fiction, non-fiction, and journalism have all won awards.
Charlie has also made radio documentaries for the CBC program Ideas and co-wrote the TV documentary Mordecai Richler: The Last of the Wild Jews. A past president of PEN Canada, he is a senior fellow at Massey College, University of Toronto, and a member of the Order of Canada.
As of January, 2015, Charlie Foran is CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC). He lives in Toronto with his family.
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March 20, 2011
picked it up at my libary book sale. A signed and numbered first edition, however not a very good book.
Book about a looser who leaves a failed marriage and occupation to teach in China.
I like the part set in Montreal but I missed something in the part of the book dealing with his stay in
China.
Book about a looser who leaves a failed marriage and occupation to teach in China.
I like the part set in Montreal but I missed something in the part of the book dealing with his stay in
China.
January 27, 2015
What I always remember about this is the main character's obsession (as an English teacher) with Sinclair Ross' "The Painted Door", a recurring theme throughout the book
April 23, 2018
The last 2 parts were disjointed for me, though I knew what happened.
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