Timothy Findley (1930-2002) was one of Canada's most compelling and best-loved writers. He is the author ofThe Wars, which won the Governor General's Award and established him as one of Canada's leading writers, as well asPilgrim and The Piano Man's Daughter, both finalists for The Giller Prize. His other novels,Headhunter, The Telling of Lies, The Last of the Crazy People,The Butterfly Plague, Famous Last Words, Not Wanted on the Voyage, andSpadework; his novella, You Went Away; and his short fiction, Dinner Along the Amazon,Stones, and Dust to Dust, have won numerous awards and are well loved both in Canada and internationally.

Elizabeth Rex won the Governor General's Award for Drama and The Stillborn Lover won a Chalmers Award. His works of non-fiction includeInside Memory and From Stone Orchard.

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