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2008-11-03 Farley Mowat
Farley Mowat was born in Belleville, Ontario but his family moved around a lot. By the time he was 19, he had called 8 different places home. Farley was fascinated by the north after taking a trip to the Arctic when he was 18, but before he could explore his passion further, he went to fight in the Second World War. Farley coped with the war by writing. When Farley came home, he went to U of T to study biology, and ended up heading North again. This time, he witnessed how the government treated the Inuit people and he put that anger into his first novel, 'People of the Deer.' It was highly controversial for the time - the early 50's, but it set the tone for Farley's career. Next, came some of his most famous books like 'Owls in the Family' and the iconic 'Never Cry Wolf,' which was made into a movie. In fact, that novel changed the perception of wolves, as 'vicious killers.' Since then, Farley has sold millions of books in more than 20 languages. But he just doesn't write about nature. He fights for it. These days, he has a new book. His 40th, called 'Otherwise'. It's a memoir of his younger years and Farley says it will be his last.
Check out the interview here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=917359917
Farley Mowat was born in Belleville, Ontario but his family moved around a lot. By the time he was 19, he had called 8 different places home. Farley was fascinated by the north after taking a trip to the Arctic when he was 18, but before he could explore his passion further, he went to fight in the Second World War. Farley coped with the war by writing. When Farley came home, he went to U of T to study biology, and ended up heading North again. This time, he witnessed how the government treated the Inuit people and he put that anger into his first novel, 'People of the Deer.' It was highly controversial for the time - the early 50's, but it set the tone for Farley's career. Next, came some of his most famous books like 'Owls in the Family' and the iconic 'Never Cry Wolf,' which was made into a movie. In fact, that novel changed the perception of wolves, as 'vicious killers.' Since then, Farley has sold millions of books in more than 20 languages. But he just doesn't write about nature. He fights for it. These days, he has a new book. His 40th, called 'Otherwise'. It's a memoir of his younger years and Farley says it will be his last.
Check out the interview here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=917359917
2008-11-03 Farley Mowat
Farley Mowat was born in Belleville, Ontario but his family moved around a lot. By the time he was 19, he had called 8 different places home. Farley was fascinated by the north after taking a trip to the Arctic when he was 18, but before he could explore his passion further, he went to fight in the Second World War. Farley coped with the war by writing. When Farley came home, he went to U of T to study biology, and ended up heading North again. This time, he witnessed how the government treated the Inuit people and he put that anger into his first novel, 'People of the Deer.' It was highly controversial for the time - the early 50's, but it set the tone for Farley's career. Next, came some of his most famous books like 'Owls in the Family' and the iconic 'Never Cry Wolf,' which was made into a movie. In fact, that novel changed the perception of wolves, as 'vicious killers.' Since then, Farley has sold millions of books in more than 20 languages. But he just doesn't write about nature. He fights for it. These days, he has a new book. His 40th, called 'Otherwise'. It's a memoir of his younger years and Farley says it will be his last.
Check out the interview here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=917359917
Farley Mowat was born in Belleville, Ontario but his family moved around a lot. By the time he was 19, he had called 8 different places home. Farley was fascinated by the north after taking a trip to the Arctic when he was 18, but before he could explore his passion further, he went to fight in the Second World War. Farley coped with the war by writing. When Farley came home, he went to U of T to study biology, and ended up heading North again. This time, he witnessed how the government treated the Inuit people and he put that anger into his first novel, 'People of the Deer.' It was highly controversial for the time - the early 50's, but it set the tone for Farley's career. Next, came some of his most famous books like 'Owls in the Family' and the iconic 'Never Cry Wolf,' which was made into a movie. In fact, that novel changed the perception of wolves, as 'vicious killers.' Since then, Farley has sold millions of books in more than 20 languages. But he just doesn't write about nature. He fights for it. These days, he has a new book. His 40th, called 'Otherwise'. It's a memoir of his younger years and Farley says it will be his last.
Check out the interview here - www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=917359917