John Metcalf (writer)

John Metcalf (writer)

:"John Metcalf is also the real name of Blind Jack."

John Metcalf (born 12 November 1938) is a Canadian writer, editor and critic.

Born in Carlisle, England he was educated at Bristol University, receiving his BA in 1960 and a Certificate in Education in 1961. He moved to Montreal in 1962 to teach high school. In 1970 he became a Canadian citizen. In 2004 he was made a member of the Order of Canada. He currently lives in Ottawa with his wife Myrna Metcalf.

elected Works

* "The Lady Who Sold Furniture", 1970
* "Going Down Slow", 1972
* "The Teeth of My Father", 1975
* "Girl in Gingham", 1978
* "General Ludd", 1981
* "Kicking Against the Pricks", 1982
* "Selected Stories", 1982
* "Adult Entertainment", 1986
* "What is a Canadian Literature?", 1988
* "Shooting the Stars", 1992
* "Freedom from Culture", 1993
* "An Aesthetic Underground: A Literary Memoir", 2003
* "Forde Abroad", 2003
* "Standing Stones", 2004
* "Shut Up He Explained: A Literary Memoir Volume II", 2007

External links

* [http://www.sentex.net/~pql/metcalf.html Metcalf's Personal Web Page]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005252 John Metcalf's] entry in [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=HomePage&Params=A1 The Canadian Encyclopedia]


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