Raise You on the River: Essays and Encounters 1964-2018 [Hardcover]

For some six decades Barry Callaghan has been a singular presence in Canada. His distinctive literary style, tone and temperament reveal him to be an inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman. Always attuned to history and in covert search of adventure, he is also a public scholar, unflinching before the harsh complexities of our time.Raise You on the Riveris the fourth volume of essays from Canada’s Man of Letters.

Barry Callaghanis the well-known novelist, poet, and man of letters who has been included in every major Canadian anthology; his fiction and poetry have been translated into seven languages. His works includeThe Black Queen Stories, The Way the Angel Spreads Her Wings, When Things Get Worst, A Kiss Is Still a Kiss, Barrelhouse Kings, Between Trains, Beside Still Waters,and a non-fiction series (of whichRaise You On the Riveris book four).