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 visa mer 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) visa färre

Inkluderar namnen: Моуэт, farly mowat, Farley Mowat, Farley Mowal, Fooley Mowat, Farley Mowat, Farley Movat, Farlay Mowat, Farley Mowart, Farley Mowatt, Farley McGill Mowat, Фарли Моуэт, Фарли Моуэт, Farley; Farley Mowat Mowat, Illustrated by b/w Farley Mowat

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The Barrens

Top of the World

Verk av Farley Mowat

Populära Nyliga

Never Cry Wolf (1963) 2,710 exemplar

Owls in the Family (1961) 1,931 exemplar

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be (1957) 1,228 exemplar

Lost in the Barrens (1956) 788 exemplar

The Boat Who Wouldn't Float (1969) 691 exemplar

Vildrenens folk (1952) 533 exemplar

Kvinna i dimmornas land : boken om Dian Fosseys liv och död bland Afrikas bergsgorillor (1987) 530 exemplar

A Whale for the Killing (1972) 506 exemplar

And No Birds Sang (1979) 465 exemplar

The Snow Walker (1976) 376 exemplar

The Siberians (1970) 289 exemplar

Grey Seas Under (1958) 289 exemplar

The Farfarers: Before the Norse (1998) 271 exemplar

Born Naked: The Early Adventures of the Author of Never Cry Wolf (1993) 220 exemplar

The Curse of the Viking Grave (1966) 212 exemplar

The Serpent's Coil (1961) 186 exemplar

Sea of Slaughter (1984) 185 exemplar

The Desperate People (1959) 159 exemplar

Westviking: The Ancient Norse in Greenland and North America (1965) 138 exemplar

The Black Joke (1962) 112 exemplar

Ordeal by Ice (1750) 110 exemplar

The Polar Passion (1967) 104 exemplar

My Father's Son: Memories of War and Peace (1656) 99 exemplar

Walking on the Land (2001) 94 exemplar

Tundra (1973) 93 exemplar

My Discovery of America (1985) 84 exemplar

Aftermath: Travels in a Post-War World (1995) 83 exemplar

The Regiment (1973) 75 exemplar

No Man's River (2004) 72 exemplar

High Latitudes: An Arctic Journey (2002) 70 exemplar

The World of Farley Mowat: A Selection from His Works (1980) 68 exemplar

Bay of Spirits: A Love Story (2006) 64 exemplar

Otherwise (1833) 55 exemplar

The New Founde Land (1989) 49 exemplar

Canada North (1967) 43 exemplar

Rescue the Earth! : Conversations with the Green Crusaders (1990) 40 exemplar

A Farley Mowat Reader (1997) 33 exemplar

Eastern Passage (2010) 31 exemplar

Wake of the Great Sealers (1973) 30 exemplar

The Alban Quest: The Search for a Lost Tribe (1999) 30 exemplar

Coppermine Journey : An Account of Great Adventure Selected from the Journals of Samuel Hearne (1958) 25 exemplar

The great betrayal: Arctic Canada now (1976) 24 exemplar

Lost in the Barrens [1990 film] (1990) — Författare — 20 exemplar

This Rock Within the Sea: a Heritage Lost (1968) 18 exemplar

Lootusteta rahvas : [Kanada eskimote etnograafiast] 13 exemplar

The Top of the World Trilogy: Ordeal by Ice, The Polar Passion, Tundra (1973) 6 exemplar

BARREN LANDS: People of the Deer; The Desperate People; The Snow Walker; Walking on the Land (1980) 6 exemplar

Memoir 2 exemplar

Never Cry Wolf.[Author's adventures with a family of wolves]. 2 exemplar

Pottersfield Nation: East of Canada (2004) 2 exemplar

The Best of Farley Mowat: A Reader (1999) 2 exemplar

Mowat Adventure Stories (1987) 1 exemplar

Ginące Plemię 1 exemplar

The Outpost People 1 exemplar

Stories of Survival From Canada's Greatest Storyteller (1980) 1 exemplar

Siberië : land met een toekomst 1 exemplar

Il popolo dei caribu 1 exemplar

Mai gridare al lupo (Narrativa per la scuola) 1 exemplar

ATLANTIC RESCUE: Saga of the Salvage Tugs: Book (1) One: Grey (Gray) Seas Under; Book (2) Two: The Serpent's Coil 1 exemplar

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Associerade verk

The Children's Treasury: Best Loved Stories and Poems from Around the World (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 149 exemplar

The Canadian Children's Treasury (1994) — Bidragsgivare — 56 exemplar

Never Cry Wolf [1983 film] (1983) — Original novel — 34 exemplar

This Land : A Cross-Country Anthology of Canadian Fiction for Young Readers (1998) — Bidragsgivare — 29 exemplar

Deep Blue: Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure, and Survival (Adrenaline) (2001) — Bidragsgivare — 29 exemplar

The Big Book of Favorite Dog Stories (1964) — Förord; Bidragsgivare — 28 exemplar

The Oxford Book of Canadian Ghost Stories (1990) — Bidragsgivare — 19 exemplar

The Snow Walker [2003 film] (2005) — Original novel — 19 exemplar

Favorite Animal Stories (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 12 exemplar

Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 138 - Geschäfte in Baku. Mitten im Leben. Ein Sommer mit Wölfen. Abschied auf Englisch (1985) — Bidragsgivare — 6 exemplar

Dogs: heroes, adventurers, friends; a collection of 30 outstanding stories — Förord — 4 exemplar

The Whale Warrior: Pirate for the Sea [2008 Documentary film] (2008) — Self — 2 exemplar

Sélection du livre. 143. Sélection du livre. La Bicyclette bleue. Volume: 143 (1984) 2 exemplar

Reader's Digest Today's Best Nonfiction 1991 A Thief in the Night | A Coward's Chronicles | The Discovery of the… (1991) 2 exemplar

Jane's huis; Kalahari; De gekke dokter; Wee de wolf 1 exemplar

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: And No Birds Sang • The Cradle Will Fall • The Covenant • A Piano for Mrs.… 1 exemplar

De fem løvers dal, Min sommer med ulvene, Mindets magt, Lili (1986) 1 exemplar

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Namn enligt folkbokföringen: Mowat, Farley McGill
Födelsedag: 1921-05-12
Avled: 2014-05-06
Kön: male
Nationalitet: Kanada
Födelseort: Belleville, Ontario, Kanada
Dödsort: Port Hope, Ontario, Kanada
Bostadsorter: Port Hope, Ontario, Kanada
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Kanada
Newfoundland, Kanada
Utbildning: University of Toronto
Yrken: conservationist
author
environmentalist
Relationer: Mowat, Angus (father)
Mowat, Claire (wife)
Organisationer: Canadian Army (WWII)
Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Priser och utmärkelser: 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) (visa alla 8)
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
Kort biografi: 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.

Medlemmar

Diskussioner

Canadian Author Challenge — March: Farley Mowat & Anita Rau Badami i 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (april 2016)

DECEMBER READ - Never Cry Wolf i The Green Dragon (december 2013)

Recensioner

Owls in the Family: Penguin Modern Classics Edition av Farley Mowat

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.

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