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Farley Mowat (1921–2014)

Author of Never Cry Wolf

Includes the names: Моуэт, farly mowat, Farley Mowat, Farley Mowal, Fooley Mowat, Farley Mowat, Farley Movat, Farlay Mowat, Farley Mowart, Farley Mowatt ... (see complete list), Farley McGill Mowat, Фарли Моуэт, Фарли Моуэт, Farley; Farley Mowat Mowat, Illustrated by b/w Farley Mowat

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Farley Mowat's nearly forty books have sold millions of copies & have been published in more than twenty languages. His books include "Never Cry Wolf", "Sea of Slaughter", "The Farfarers", "People of the Deer", "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", "The Desperate People", & "Ordeal by Ice". (Publisher Provided) He is one of Canada's most popular & distinguished writers. Through the past five decades he has recorded his experiences in several highly successful books for both adults & children. He has received scores of literary awards & his works have been translated into more than 30 languages. (Publisher Provided) Farley Mowat was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada on May 12, 1921. During World War II, he fought in the Allied invasion of Sicily. He was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Captain. He studied at the University of Toronto. Farley was an author, activist, and environmentalist. He wrote more than 40 books during his lifetime including both novels and non-fiction works. His books include Never Cry Wolf, My Father's Son, Otherwise, and Eastern Passage. He received several awards including the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal in 1956, the Governor General's Award for Lost in the Barrens in 1956, the Leacock Medal for Humour for The Boat Who Wouldn't Float in 1970, and the Order of Canada in 1981. He died on May 6, 2014 at the age of 92. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Never Cry Wolf… (more)
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Never Cry Wolf 2,611 copies, 61 reviews
Owls in the Family 1,821 copies, 27 reviews
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be 1,167 copies, 14 reviews
Lost in the Barrens 748 copies, 15 reviews
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float 669 copies, 11 reviews
People of the Deer 515 copies, 12 reviews
Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of… 511 copies, 5 reviews
A Whale for the Killing 502 copies, 11 reviews
And No Birds Sang 451 copies, 12 reviews
The Snow Walker 364 copies, 8 reviews
The Siberians 283 copies, 5 reviews
Grey Seas Under 282 copies, 7 reviews
The Farfarers: Before the Norse 258 copies, 3 reviews
Born Naked: The Early Adventures of the Author of Never Cry Wolf 211 copies, 6 reviews
The Curse of the Viking Grave 200 copies, 3 reviews
Sea of Slaughter 181 copies, 1 review
The Serpent's Coil 180 copies, 3 reviews
The Desperate People 152 copies, 1 review
Westviking: The Ancient Norse in Greenland and North America 135 copies, 1 review
The Black Joke 108 copies
Ordeal by Ice 104 copies, 1 review
The Polar Passion 98 copies
My Father's Son: Memories of War and Peace 93 copies, 2 reviews
Tundra 90 copies
Walking on the Land 89 copies, 2 reviews
My Discovery of America 83 copies, 1 review
Aftermath: Travels in a Post-War World 82 copies, 1 review
The Regiment 70 copies, 2 reviews
No Man's River 68 copies, 1 review
High Latitudes: An Arctic Journey 67 copies, 4 reviews
The World of Farley Mowat: A Selection from His Works 64 copies
Bay of Spirits: A Love Story 61 copies, 3 reviews
Otherwise 50 copies, 1 review
The New Founde Land 44 copies
Canada North 41 copies
Rescue the Earth! : Conversations with the Green Crusaders 40 copies
A Farley Mowat Reader 32 copies
The Alban Quest: The Search for a Lost Tribe 30 copies, 1 review
Eastern Passage 30 copies
Wake of the Great Sealers 27 copies, 1 review
Coppermine Journey : An Account of Great Adventure Selected from the… 25 copies, 1 review
The great betrayal: Arctic Canada now 23 copies
Lost in the Barrens [1990 film] (Author) 20 copies
This Rock Within the Sea: a Heritage Lost 18 copies, 2 reviews
Lootusteta rahvas : [Kanada eskimote etnograafiast] 13 copies
BARREN LANDS: People of the Deer; The Desperate People; The Snow Walker;… 6 copies
The Top of the World Trilogy: Ordeal by Ice, The Polar Passion, Tundra 6 copies
Memoir 2 copies
The Best of Farley Mowat: A Reader 2 copies
Pottersfield Nation: East of Canada 2 copies
ATLANTIC RESCUE: Saga of the Salvage Tugs: Book (1) One: Grey (Gray) Seas… 1 copy
Ginące Plemię 1 copy
The Outpost People 1 copy
Stories of Survival From Canada's Greatest Storyteller 1 copy
Mowat Adventure Stories 1 copy
Siberië : land met een toekomst 1 copy
The World of Farley Mowat A Selection from His Works 1 copy
Il popolo dei caribu 1 copy
Canadian North 1 copy
The Dog who wouldn't be ... Illustrated by Paul Galdone.… 1 copy
La Malediction Du Tombeau Viking (Collection Des Deux Solitudes: Jeunesse)… 1 copy
The Serpent's Coil: A Stunning True Epic of Storm and Salvage in… 1 copy
(The Desperate People…) In Nordul Indepartat… 1 copy
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Canonical name
Legal name
Mowat, Farley McGill
Other names
Date of birth
1921-05-12
Date of death
2014-05-06
Burial location
Gender
male
Nationality
Canada
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Place of death
Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Cause of death
Places of residence
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Newfoundland, Canada
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (pre-teen)
Education
University of Toronto
Occupations
conservationist
author
environmentalist
Relationships
Mowat, Angus (father)
Mowat, Claire (wife)
Agents
Organizations
Canadian Army (WWII)
Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Awards and honors
National Outdoor Book Award (Lifetime Achievement, 2005)
Order of Canada (Officer, 1981)
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship 'RV Farley Mowat' was named in his honor
Canadian Centennial Medal (1967)
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977)
Short biography
Great-great-nephew of Ontario premier Sir Oliver Mowat, Farley McGill Mowat was born on May 12, 1921, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada and grew up in Richmond Hill, Ontario where he attended Richmond Hill High School. His father, Angus Mowat, who fought at the Battle of Vimy Ridge, became a librarian and enjoyed minor success as a novelist. Farley began writing informally while his family lived in Windsor from 1930–1933. He died, aged 92, at his home in Ontario.
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