The Wars

The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley telling the story of a young Canadian officer in World War I. It won the Governor General's Award for fiction in 1977.

Related Topics:
1977 - Timothy Findley - World War I - Governor General's Award

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The Wars follows the experiences of Robert Ross, an officer in the Canadian army who is 19 years old when World War I breaks out.

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It is narrated by a historian working in the 1970s, researching Ross's life and a controversial wartime incident he instigated. The story is told through the memories of the few living people who knew him, and the historian's reconstructions based on archive materials.

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The novel portrays the life of a family in Canada in the early 20th century and warfare on the Western Front.

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