فهرست مطالب :
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Dedication......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction by Alice Munro......Page 8
1: Stephen Leacock, Professor, Humorist, and Immigration Agent (1869-1944)......Page 12
2: Hugh MacLennan, Teacher, Novelist, Essayist, and Cottager (1907-1990)......Page 31
3: R.D. Symons, Cowboy, Writer, Artist, and Conservationist (1898-1973)......Page 54
4: Harold Horwood, Newfoundlander, Novelist, Naturalist, and Neglected Genius (1923-2006)......Page 62
5: Barry Broadfoot, Newspaper Guy, and Oral Historian (1926-2003)......Page 80
6: Morley Callaghan, Novelist, Short Story Writer, and Torontonian (1903-1990)......Page 101
7: W.O. Mitchell, Character, and Creator of Characters (1914-1998)......Page 118
8: Robertson Davies, Man of Letters, Oracle, and Ugly Duckling (1913-1995)......Page 131
9: Jack Hodgins, Islander, Teacher, and Inventor of Worlds (1938-)......Page 153
10: James Houson, Artist, Author, Hunter, and Igloo Dweller (1921-2005)......Page 174
11: Charles Ritchie, Diplomat, Diarist, and Charming Dissembler (1906-1995)......Page 195
12: Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister, Author, and Haunting Icon (1919-2000)......Page 207
13: Mavis Gallant, Short Story Writer, Canadian, and Parisienne (1922-)......Page 217
14: Peter C. Newman, Refugee, Journalist, and Poer-Seeking Missile (1929-)......Page 237
15: Brian Mulroney, Boy from Baie Comeau, Prime Minister, and Author (1939-)......Page 256
16: Robert Hunter, Greenpeace Founder, Writer, and Very Merry Man (1941-2005)......Page 276
17: Alistair MacLeod, Teacher, Fiction Writer, Stone Carver, and Dancer (1936-)......Page 291
18: Paul Martin, Successful Businessman, Very Successful Finance Minister, and Prime Minister (1938-)......Page 310
19: Peter Gzowski, Writer, and Voice (1936-2002)......Page 330
20: Val Ross, Journalist, Author, and Maker of Rules (1950-2008)......Page 349
21: Alice Munro, Not Bad Short Story Writer (1931-)......Page 354
Epilogue: \"What Happens After My Book Is Published?\"......Page 374
Afterword and Acknowledgements......Page 382
توضیحاتی در مورد کتاب به زبان اصلی :
Spotlighting an extraordinary career, this autobiography reviews the author’s accomplishments working—and playing—alongside some of Canada’s greatest writers. These humorous chronicles relate the projects he brainstormed for writer Barry Broadfoot, how he convinced eventual Nobel Prize contender Alice Munro to keep writing short stories, his early morning phone call from a former Prime Minister, and his recollection of yanking a manuscript right out of Alistair MacLeod’s own reluctant hands—which ultimately garnered MacLeod one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for fiction. Insightful and entertaining, this collection of tales provides an inside view of Canadian politics and publishing that is rarely revealed, going behind the scenes and between the covers to divulge a treasure trove of literary adventures.