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The modern-day raconteur who deftly samples the movement, colour, and sensuality of people, places and times with a geographical range of language that is voluptuous, erotic, and even fanciful. For some six decades Barry Callaghan has been a singular presence in Canada. His distinctive literary style, tone and temperament reveal him to be an inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman celebrated for his sharp intellect and startling imagination. Always attuned to the history of the place and in covert search of adventure, he is also a public scholar, unflinching before the harsh complexities of our time. Raise You on the River is the fourth volume of essays from Canada's Man of Letters, and takes the series to new heights - following the critically acclaimed Raise You Twenty (2011), Raise You Ten (2006) and Raise You Five (2005).
About the author
Barry Callaghan is the well-known novelist, poet, and man of letters who has been included in every major Canadian anthology; his fiction and poetry have been translated into seven languages. His works include
The Black Queen Stories, The Way the Angel Spreads Her Wings, When Things Get Worst, A Kiss Is Still a Kiss, Barrelhouse Kings, Between Trains, Beside Still Waters, and a non-fiction series
(of which
Raise You On the River is book four).
