Hugh Hood

Hugh Hood (April 30, 1928 - August 1, 2000) was a novelist, short story writer, essayist and university professor. He was born in Toronto, Ontario and died in Montreal, Quebec

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April 30 - 1928 - August 1 - 2000 - Novelist - Short story - Essayist - Toronto - Ontario - Montreal - Quebec

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Hood wrote 32 books: seventeen novels including the twelve-volume New Age novel sequence (influenced by Marcel Proust and Anthony Powell), several volumes of short fiction, and five of nonfiction. He taught English literature at the Université de Montréal.

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Novel sequence - Marcel Proust - Anthony Powell - Université de Montréal

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In 1988, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

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1988 - Order of Canada

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