Farley Mowat (1921–2014)

Author of Never Cry Wolf

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About the Author

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 show more 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) show less

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

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The Barrens

Top of the World

Works by Farley Mowat

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Never Cry Wolf (1963) 2,728 copies

Owls in the Family (1961) 1,956 copies

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be (1957) 1,235 copies

Lost in the Barrens (1956) 803 copies

The Boat Who Wouldn't Float (1969) 694 copies

People of the Deer (1952) 537 copies

Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa (1987) 530 copies

A Whale for the Killing (1972) 509 copies

And No Birds Sang (1979) 466 copies

The Snow Walker (1976) 378 copies

Grey Seas Under (1958) 291 copies

The Siberians (1970) 291 copies

The Farfarers: Before the Norse (1998) 271 copies

Born Naked: The Early Adventures of the Author of Never Cry Wolf (1993) 222 copies

The Curse of the Viking Grave (1966) 213 copies

The Serpent's Coil (1961) 187 copies

Sea of Slaughter (1984) 186 copies

The Desperate People (1959) 160 copies

Westviking: The Ancient Norse in Greenland and North America (1965) 140 copies

The Black Joke (1962) 113 copies

Ordeal by Ice (1750) 112 copies

The Polar Passion (1967) 106 copies

My Father's Son: Memories of War and Peace (1656) 99 copies

Tundra (1973) 94 copies

Walking on the Land (2001) 94 copies

My Discovery of America (1985) 84 copies

Aftermath: Travels in a Post-War World (1995) 84 copies

The Regiment (1973) 76 copies

No Man's River (2004) 72 copies

The World of Farley Mowat: A Selection from His Works (1980) 70 copies

High Latitudes: An Arctic Journey (2002) 70 copies

Bay of Spirits: A Love Story (2006) 65 copies

Otherwise (1833) 55 copies

The New Founde Land (1989) 51 copies

Canada North (1967) 43 copies

Rescue the Earth! : Conversations with the Green Crusaders (1990) 40 copies

A Farley Mowat Reader (1997) 33 copies

Wake of the Great Sealers (1973) 30 copies

Eastern Passage (2010) 30 copies

The Alban Quest: The Search for a Lost Tribe (1999) 30 copies

The great betrayal: Arctic Canada now (1976) 25 copies

Coppermine Journey : An Account of Great Adventure Selected from the Journals of Samuel Hearne (1958) 25 copies

Lost in the Barrens [1990 film] (1990) — Author — 20 copies

This Rock Within the Sea: a Heritage Lost (1968) 18 copies

Lootusteta rahvas : [Kanada eskimote etnograafiast] 13 copies

The Top of the World Trilogy: Ordeal by Ice, The Polar Passion, Tundra (1973) 6 copies

BARREN LANDS: People of the Deer; The Desperate People; The Snow Walker; Walking on the Land (1980) 6 copies

Memoir 2 copies

Never Cry Wolf.[Author's adventures with a family of wolves]. 2 copies

Pottersfield Nation: East of Canada (2004) 2 copies

The Best of Farley Mowat: A Reader (1999) 2 copies

Mowat Adventure Stories (1987) 1 copy

Ginące Plemię 1 copy

The Outpost People 1 copy

Stories of Survival From Canada's Greatest Storyteller (1980) 1 copy

Desperate people, The 1 copy

Siberië : land met een toekomst 1 copy

Il popolo dei caribu 1 copy

Mai gridare al lupo (Narrativa per la scuola) 1 copy

Y ningún pájaro cantó 1 copy

ATLANTIC RESCUE: Saga of the Salvage Tugs: Book (1) One: Grey (Gray) Seas Under; Book (2) Two: The Serpent's Coil 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Children's Treasury: Best Loved Stories and Poems from Around the World (1987) — Contributor — 149 copies

The Canadian Children's Treasury (1994) — Contributor — 56 copies

Never Cry Wolf [1983 film] (1983) — Original novel — 36 copies

This Land : A Cross-Country Anthology of Canadian Fiction for Young Readers (1998) — Contributor — 30 copies

The Big Book of Favorite Dog Stories (1964) — Foreword; Contributor — 29 copies

Deep Blue: Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure, and Survival (Adrenaline) (2001) — Contributor — 29 copies

The Oxford Book of Canadian Ghost Stories (1990) — Contributor — 19 copies

The Snow Walker [2003 film] (2005) — Original novel — 18 copies

Favorite Animal Stories (1987) — Contributor — 13 copies

Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 138 - Geschäfte in Baku. Mitten im Leben. Ein Sommer mit Wölfen. Abschied auf Englisch (1985) — Contributor — 6 copies

Dogs: heroes, adventurers, friends; a collection of 30 outstanding stories — Foreword — 4 copies

The Whale Warrior: Pirate for the Sea [2008 Documentary film] (2008) — Self — 2 copies

Sélection du livre. 143. Sélection du livre. La Bicyclette bleue. Volume: 143 (1984) 2 copies

Reader's Digest Today's Best Nonfiction 1991 A Thief in the Night | A Coward's Chronicles | The Discovery of the… (1991) 2 copies

Jane's huis; Kalahari; De gekke dokter; Wee de wolf 1 copy

Reader's Digest Condensed Books: And No Birds Sang • The Cradle Will Fall • The Covenant • A Piano for Mrs.… 1 copy

De fem løvers dal, Min sommer med ulvene, Mindets magt, Lili (1986) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Mowat, Farley
Legal name: Mowat, Farley McGill
Birthdate: 1921-05-12
Date of death: 2014-05-06
Gender: male
Nationality: Canada
Birthplace: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Place of death: Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
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)
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)
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal (1992) (show all 8)
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
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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Canadian Author Challenge — March: Farley Mowat & Anita Rau Badami in 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (April 2016)

DECEMBER READ - Never Cry Wolf in The Green Dragon (December 2013)

Reviews

Owls in the Family: Penguin Modern Classics Edition by Farley Mowat

As an adolescent, Mowat was one of my favourite authors as a model of Canada, northern life, personal independence and appreciation of nature. This book fits well in that tradition.

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