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Michael Crummey

Author
Participates in 2 items

Michael Crummey is the author of seven books of poetry, most recently Little Dogs: New and Selected Poems and Passengers, and the short fiction collection Flesh and Blood. His first novel, River Thieves, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and his second novel, The Wreckage, was a finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. His third novel, Galore, won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Canada and the Caribbean) and was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award. His fourth novel, Sweetland, was also a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award. His most recent novel, The Innocents, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award. Michael Crummey lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.

 

Synopsis 

The Adversary

 A novel about the unshakeable animosity between a brother and sister and a community increasingly divided as the feud spirals further into vendettas and violence each year. Through seasons of want and uncertainty, through predatory storms and pandemics and marauding privateers, it is the human heart the reveals itself to be the most formidable adversary each person faces. A pitch-perfect evocation of a lost time and a shadowed mirror to our modern politics of grievance and retribution.

The Adversary
The Adversary

Sessions in which Michael Crummey participates

Friday 26 April, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
11:45
11:45 - 13:00 | 1 hour 15 minutes

A novel about the unshakeable animosity between a brother and sister and a community increasingly divided as the feud spirals further into vendettas and violence each year. Through seasons of want and uncertainty, through predatory storms and pandemics and marauding privateers, it is the human heart the reveals itself to be the most formidable adversary each person faces. A pitch-perfect evocation of a lost time and a shadowed mirror to our modern politics of grievance and retribution....

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Saturday 27 April, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
13:00
13:00 - 14:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
Bilingual EN-FR / Bilingue FR-AN

Decisive encounters, ravages of weather, and quests for truth and justice are some of the elements we confront in these magnificent works. Join our four authors as they share what we don't always see on the page."

Sessions in which Michael Crummey attends

Friday 26 April, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
20:00
20:00 - 22:00 | 2 hours
Performance
Bilingual EN-FR / Bilingue FR-AN
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