Word: canadianization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...akin to a Gothic Cathedral. Amid gargoyles, demons, angels, saints, monkish chants, exotic beasts, and arcane spells, Davies weaves his enchantments. With the Depford Trilogy under his belt and, more recently, The Rebel Angels to his credit, Davies has established himself not only as a major force in Canadian literature but as a truly talented if slightly cultish figure on the international literary scene...
...cast spell. It is a sequel to Rebel Angels, but not one which requires that you read the first book. As usual Davies begins with a brilliant premise, intriguing characters and a philosophical question that is compelling. What was the spirit which motivated Francis Cornish, the eccentric but brilliant Canadian art critic and collector, to lead a life divorced from this hollow world? But as Davies weaves his spell one gets the feeling that he suddenly realizes that he has bitten off a bit more than he can chew in 430 pages and decides to hurry the tale...
...begins and his story is told by the Daimon Maimas and the Recording Angel, two medieval creatures who have overseen his life. Under their influence, Cornish has lead a decidedly bizarre existence. His parents essentially abandon him at the beginning of this century to be raised in a miniscule Canadian town by his Catholic great aunt who bootlegs Catholicism to him against the wishes of his resolutely Anglican father...
...June Hartwell assembled a $156 million package to pay for both modern printing plants and severance for hundreds of his workers. Faced with a money squeeze this month, Hartwell sold a 35% stake to Hollinger Argus, Ltd., a Toronto-based mining firm owned mostly by Conrad Black, a Canadian tycoon whose holdings range from radio stations to supermarkets. Black, who had acquired 14% of the shares in June, ended up winning control of the paper. Though Hartwell remains chairman and editor in chief, Black has appointed Andrew Knight, the editor of the Economist, as the paper's chief executive. During...
...American troops assigned to peacekeeping roles in the fractious Middle East. On Oct. 23, 1983, a terrorist's suicidal truck-bomb attack on a Marine headquarters in Beirut killed 241 servicemen. Though a Lebanon-based terror group, Islamic Jihad, claimed it had caused the latest crash with a bomb, Canadian officials quickly discouraged speculation that sabotage may have been involved. Pentagon officials agreed with that early assessment...