- Rick Salutin
Rick Salutin (born
30 August 1942 ) is a Canadiannovelist ,playwright and critic.He is a strong advocate of
left wing causes and writes a regular column in the "Globe and Mail ". He currently teaches a half course on Canadian media and culture in University College (UNI221) at theUniversity of Toronto . He has a past and interest in drama and performing arts.Rick Salutin is very interested in communication and praises
Harold Innis , famous economist, taught at theUniversity of Toronto , and creator of theStaples Thesis , for his outlook in communications.Salutin has a child with "
the fifth estate " journalistTheresa Burke , who he has cited as the model for the characters Amy Bert and Antia in "The Womanizer".Published writing
Books
*"Kent Rowley: A Canadian Union Life" -
1980
*"Marginal Notes: Challenges to the Mainstream" -1984
*"Good Buy Canada! -1975 (with Murray Soupcoff and Gary Dunford)
*"A Man of Little Faith" -1988 (winner of the1989 Books in Canada First Novel Award )
*"Waiting for Democracy" -1989
*"Living in a Dark Age" -1991
*"The Age of Improv" -1995
*"The Womanizer" -2002 Plays
*"1837" -
1976
*"Les Canadiens" -1977 See also
*
List of Canadian playwrights
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