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Timothy irving frederick findley was a canadian author and playwright. An officer of the order of canada and twotime winner of the governor generals award, timothy findley was accomplished as an actor, novelist, and playwright, and was one of the most singular and influential talents of his generation. In famous last words 1981, one of findleys bestknown novels, findley shifts his focus to world war ii. I have a new admiration for findley s writing and im glad ive got headhunter on the tbr pile. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are.
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