Title
Callaghan, Glassco, and the Canadian Lost Generation
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Sets up the American myth of Paris, highlighting Hemingway as the expatriate spokesman. Explores Canadians Morley Callaghan’s and John Glassco’s motives for their memoirs, citing their desire to reclaim their narratives from Hemingway and reestablish the role of Canadian authors in the emerging modernist tradition. Discusses Callaghan’s relationship with Hemingway the man and Hemingway the myth, including their celebrated boxing match.
Published in
Essays on Canadian Writing
Volume
51
Date
Winter 1993
Pages
83-112
COinS
Citation
Brown, Russell. “Callaghan, Glassco, and the Canadian Lost Generation.” Essays on Canadian Writing 51 (Winter 1993): 83-112.