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Old 11-14-2007, 01:28 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by SeattleUte View Post
How could I forget. The Depford Trilogy by Robertson Davies. The first of these, Fifth Business, is one of the best novels I've ever read. It's one of the all-time greats that will be read and loved in 100 years, and it's got a lot of very funny stuff. The Cornish trilogy is good too.
I read a few of Davies' books a few years ago and quite enjoyed them. It seems like he is rarely mentioned as a good recent writer; I wonder why that is? I have not read the titles SU mentions, but I would be surprised if they aren't good.
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