The magnificent and long-awaited biography of the beloved writer who gave us the Manawaka novels, including The Diviners and The Stone Angel.

James King's previous books include The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award, William Blake: His Life, and Virginia Woolf. He is currently writing a biography of Jack McClelland, to be published by Knopf Canada in 1999. He lives in Dundas, Ontario.