Cary Fagan is the author of four novels and two collections of stories. He has won the Toronto Book Award, the Jewish Committee Prize for fiction, and has received many honours for his children’s books. His fiction has been published in Canada, the United States, and Germany, and his short stories have appeared in Best Canadian Stories, Not Quite Mainstream: Canadian Jewish Short Stories, and elsewhere. His book reviews appear in the Montreal Gazette, the Toronto Star, and The Globe & Mail. His most recent novel is Valentine's Fall. He is preparing a new story collection. Cary Fagan lives in TorontoCary enjoys hearing from his readers. You can write to him at info@caryfagan.com. For the latest news, see news & events.
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But can he give them all what they want, make his wife and daughters happy, and take responsibility for the direction of his own life? Passion, despair, guilt, humour, hope, and bluegrass — Valentine's Fall has it all. A literary novel, but not the sort in which the writing calls attention to itself. It's the characters, and in particular the dialogue, that stand out. Huddie's exchanges with his mother, his wife and his old friends illustrate the complexities of human relationships and the surprising oddity and messiness of life. Although the complexities and messiness remain, Huddie does make what he feels is a wise choice in the end. This novel brings the reader into a growing involvement in Huddie's life, from his shaky arrival in Toronto to the rather touching conclusion. — Winnipeg Free Press |
The Mermaid of Paris In the spring of 1900, the peaceful life of Henry Church, inventor, amateur ornithologist, and performer of puppet theatricals for the local children is undermined by the growing distance of his wife, the beautiful and enigmatic Margaret. More ... |
Felix Roth In the summer of 1979, 21-year-old Felix Roth arrives in Manhattan, sent by the Roth family to look after his older brother who is threatening to disappear into a Hasidic sect. But Felix has a plan of his own — to meet the great Yiddish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer and show him his one finished short story. More ... |
Sleeping Weather Sleeping Weather is intense, lyrical, and emotionally charged. Leon Stone, the protagonist, is a man with a criminal past who finds his life blessed with good fortune. |
 The Animals' Waltz Sheila Hersh is spending her early thirties leading a double life. She hangs out at the cool Firenze Bar at night, has a closetful of black clothes, and is even the reluctant star of an underground film. By day she writes ad copy for her father's store, Hersh's House of Mattresses. More ... |
The Doctors' House "Nobody who knows Fagan's writing will be surprised at either the compelling narrative pace of his 'miniature' or the poetry of his language and imagery." More ... |
The Little Underworld of Edison Wiese A waiter who aspires to greatness must make it the sole occupation of his life. We are here to be minor players in the dramas of others, not to dwell on our own. It is a sacrifice, but worth everything to make. More ... |
The Little Black Dress Twelve tales of North Americans in Paris and the south of France that are by turns witty, sensual, moving, and surprising. More ... |
City Hall and Mrs God An exploration of a city in upheaval. Cary Fagan paints a personal and far-ranging portrait of the city he was born in, but to which he seems more and more a stranger. More ... |
History Lessons The stories and novellas in Cary Fagan's first full-length collection of fiction reveal the dreams and deceptions that people live by. More ... |
NO ONE IS CERTAIN whether Valentine meant to jump that day, or if falling from the high school roof (wearing a suit of armour stolen from the Royal Ontario Museum) was a mishap in his attempt to win back his girlfriend. Twenty-five years later, Valentine's friend Huddie Rosen has more important questions on his mind. Can he save his marriage and family? Should he give up the hand-to-mouth existence of a bluegrass musician and get a "real" life?