CanadianContent discussion

Hello,

I'm in the middle of Davies's "High Spirits" and it's clear that my next step is to read everything he's ever written. I'm American but I have a kinship with Canada (I went to high school in NW Michigan with many Canadian students), and a special love of the works of Canadian women authors like Atwood, Shields, and Munro. As an academic snob with a love of Canadian wit as well as ghost stories, this is quickly becoming a favorite book and I would like to know where to start with the rest of Davies's work. The way he parodies both ghost stories and academia though his affection for them shows through reminds me a lot of P.G. Wodehouse in his less frantically farcical moods (like the Blandings books).

I could research this on Google but this seemed like the perfect place for answers and suggestions. Thank you in advance.

I read Fifth Business last year and I wondered why I waited so long to read Davies! But then, maybe my tastes have changed since I was in my 20s and 30s, I don't know. I really liked it and I'm reading The Manticore now, the second of that trilogy. I really like how he makes his characters really pop off the page and everything weaves together so well!

Robertson Davies can write!
Fifth Business is, I think, my favorite book of his (so far). The entire trilogy is good but my favorite trilogy (so far) is The Salterton Trilogy.

I don't think you can go wrong with any of his books, no matter where you start.

Another "classic" Canadian author I really need to start is Timothy Findley, a writer, like Davies, that I used to avoid, thinking they'd both be kind of boring. *smack my fingers* I'm sure TF will be just as enjoyable as RD!

Thank you for your suggestions! The Deptford and Salterton trilogies are on their way to me now. Hooray for inexpensive used books. It's so much fun to "discover" a new author, isn't it? Especially one you'd love to sit down with and have a chat. :D

Diane wrote: "Another "classic" Canadian author I really need to start is Timothy Findley, a writer, like Davies, that I used to avoid, thinking they'd both be kind of boring. *smack my fingers* I'm sure TF will..."

I'm a big fan of Timothy Findley, too.

Hi all - i have renamed the authors across Canada to All About Authors and moved this thread to that folder. Enjoy!!