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Farley Mowat (1921–2014)

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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 mehr anzeigen 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) weniger anzeigen

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Werke von Farley Mowat

Ein Sommer mit Wölfen (1963) 2,681 Exemplare
Owls in the Family (1961) 1,905 Exemplare
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be (1957) 1,214 Exemplare
Lost in the Barrens (1956) 780 Exemplare
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float (1969) 686 Exemplare
People of the Deer (1952) 524 Exemplare
A Whale for the Killing (1972) 504 Exemplare
And No Birds Sang (1979) 461 Exemplare
Der Schneewanderer (1976) 371 Exemplare
The Siberians (1970) 289 Exemplare
Grey Seas Under (1958) 286 Exemplare
The Farfarers: Before the Norse (1998) 269 Exemplare
The Curse of the Viking Grave (1966) 208 Exemplare
Sea of Slaughter (1984) 184 Exemplare
The Serpent's Coil (1961) 183 Exemplare
The Desperate People (1959) 155 Exemplare
The Black Joke (1962) 111 Exemplare
Ordeal by Ice (1750) 110 Exemplare
The Polar Passion (1967) 103 Exemplare
Tundra (1973) 94 Exemplare
My Discovery of America (1985) 84 Exemplare
The Regiment (1973) 75 Exemplare
No Man's River (2004) 71 Exemplare
Bay of Spirits: A Love Story (2006) 64 Exemplare
Otherwise (1833) 54 Exemplare
The New Founde Land (1989) 48 Exemplare
Canada North (1967) 41 Exemplare
A Farley Mowat Reader (1997) 32 Exemplare
Eastern Passage (2010) 31 Exemplare
Wake of the Great Sealers (1973) 30 Exemplare
Lost in the Barrens [1990 film] (1990) — Autor — 20 Exemplare
Memoir 2 Exemplare
Canadian North 1 Exemplar
Mowat Adventure Stories (1987) 1 Exemplar
The Outpost People 1 Exemplar
Ginące Plemię 1 Exemplar

Zugehörige Werke

The Canadian Children's Treasury (1994) — Mitwirkender — 57 Exemplare
Never Cry Wolf [1983 film] (1983) — Original novel — 34 Exemplare
The Big Book of Favorite Dog Stories (1964) — Vorwort; Mitwirkender — 27 Exemplare
The Oxford Book of Canadian Ghost Stories (1990) — Mitwirkender — 19 Exemplare
The Snow Walker [2003 film] (2005) — Original novel — 18 Exemplare
Favorite Animal Stories (1987) — Mitwirkender — 11 Exemplare
Readers Digest Auswahlbücher (1985) — Mitwirkender — 6 Exemplare

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Rechtmäßiger Name
Mowat, Farley McGill
Geburtstag
1921-05-12
Todestag
2014-05-06
Geschlecht
male
Nationalität
Canada
Geburtsort
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Sterbeort
Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Wohnorte
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Newfoundland, Canada
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (pre-teen)
Ausbildung
University of Toronto
Berufe
conservationist
author
environmentalist
Beziehungen
Mowat, Angus (father)
Mowat, Claire (wife)
Organisationen
Canadian Army (WWII)
Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Preise und Auszeichnungen
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) (Zeige alle 8)
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
Kurzbiographie
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.

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