Roy & Me: This Is Not a Memoir
Maurice Yacowar challenges genre and form in Roy & Me, a cross between memoir and fiction, truth and distortion. It is the exploration of Yacowar's relationship with Roy Farran-soldier, politician, author, mentor-and his conflict with Farran's anti-Semitic past. Best known for his serv...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Athabasca University Press
2010
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| Series: | Mingling Voices
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | Maurice Yacowar challenges genre and form in Roy & Me, a cross between memoir and fiction, truth and distortion. It is the exploration of Yacowar's relationship with Roy Farran-soldier, politician, author, mentor-and his conflict with Farran's anti-Semitic past. Best known for his service with the British Special Air Service during World War II, Roy Farran served as a politician in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Premier Peter Lougheed. During his time in Israel as a soldier, Farran allegedly kidnapped and murdered a sixteen-year-old member of the Lehi group, also known as the Stern Gang. Roy & Me is a memoir that edges toward fiction by venturing into Roy Farran's thoughts, drawing simultaneously on his writings and Yacowar's own imagination. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (147 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781926836102 9781926836119 |
| Access: | Open Access |