Bowering and McFadden: reflections on their contributions to Canadian Literature

by Gordon Phinn

An extract from my ongoing of my 'intellectual biography in bookland' "It's All About Me", Bowering and McFadden gathers together all my critical work on these influential Canadian writers of the late twentieth century. While falling short of a complete critical analysis, these essays and interviews provide a starting point for future explorations. Edited and expanded from their original magazine publications in Books in Canada, Paragraph and Word, with a new introduction by the author.


"Gordon Phinn has achieved a rare he's brought the ivory tower of academia back to earth with a wonderfully rambling mind-bending cross-referencing, wild and witty, deftly scribed yet conversational, insightful and ultimately delightful peek inside the minds and works of two of Canada's most original best-loved literary wizards. Dive right in. The stream of Gordon's astute consciousness is clear, welcome and warm."

- Stephen Roxborough, author, this wonderful perpetual beautiful

66 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2015