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Morley Callaghan

モーリー・キャラハン

Mōrī Kyarahan

Aliases: Edward Morley Callaghan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1903-02-22 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Died
1990-08-25 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) age 87
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Religion
Roman Catholic Church
Residence History
Toronto, Ontario → Paris (1929)

Career

Occupations
novelist, short-story writer, playwright, broadcaster
Active Years
1928-1988
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Influenced By
Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound
Influenced
Barry Callaghan

Education

University of Toronto
Country: Canada
Osgoode Hall Law School
Law
Degree: Barrister
Country: Canada
Called to the Bar but did not practice

Awards

Governor General's Award
1951
Work: The Loved and the Lost
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: 受賞
Lorne Pierce Medal
1960
Organization: Royal Society of Canada
Result: 受賞
Order of Canada
1982
Category: コンパニオン
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Strange Fugitive

1928 Novel

His first novel.

Loss of self

Such Is My Beloved

1934 Novel

Features Roman Catholic themes.

FaithHumanity

The Loved and the Lost

1951 Novel

Governor General's Award winner.

Love and Loss

More Joy in Heaven

1937 Novel

Story of redemption.

RedemptionSociety

Bibliography

  • See Wikipedia for complete list

Adaptations

  • Now That April's Here (1958)
  • The Cap (1984)
  • Hemingway vs. Callaghan (2003)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Undertones of Roman CatholicismConcise style
Recurring Motifs
Strong but weakened sense of selfPersonal struggles

Health

  • Brief illness
    1990年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Significant Canadian author, contemporary of Hemingway, Companion of the Order of Canada.

Academic Societies

  • Royal Society of Canada

Archives

  • Library and Archives Canada

In Popular Culture

  • Commemorative postage stamp by Canada Post in 2003
  • Historic plaque in Toronto

Trivia

  • Friend of Ernest Hemingway
  • Played baseball in youth
  • Associated with Joyce, Stein in Paris