Nine Bells for a Man
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2000
- Category
- Historical, Literary, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780889242944
- Publish Date
- Sep 2000
- List Price
- $18.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554885824
- Publish Date
- Sep 2000
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
Young Robert Pachal crosses Canada by train with his brotherinlaw’s coffin, bearing witness to a way of life that will never be seen again. When he arrives in Barry’s Bay, he unwittingly sets in motion one of the final and most tragic events in pioneer Canada.
About the author
Peter Unwin was born in Sheffield, England, and raised in Southern Ontario. He studied at Carleton University in Ottawa. His fiction includes the short story collection The Rock Farmers, which was shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, and the novel Nine Bells for a Man. His non-fiction includes The Wolf’s Head: Writing Lake Superior and Hard Surface: In Search of the Canadian Road. He has travelled extensively in the Canadian north. Currently, he is a Master’s candidate in Culture and Communications at York and Ryerson universities. An avid practitioner of martial arts, baseball, and literature, he lives in Toronto with his wife and two daughters.
Editorial Reviews
Tragic and humourous in its scope, Nine Bells For A Man evokes a world that is gone now and presents in vivid detail the hopes, aspirations and the courage of the people it celebrates.
The Algonquin News