Brian Fawcett

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Brian Fawcett (born May 13, 1944) is a Canadian novelist and poet who currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. He was born and raised in north-west British Columbia, and almost graduated from Simon Fraser University. Before becoming a full time writer, he worked as an urban planner. He has also taught creative writing in a maximum security prison.

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[edit] Published works

[edit] Fiction

[edit] Poetry

  • Five Books of a Northmanual - 1971
  • Friends - 1971
  • Permanent Relationships - 1975
  • Creatures of State - 1977
  • Tristram's Book - 1981
  • Aggressive Transport - 1982

[edit] Non-Fiction

  • Unusual Circumstances, Interesting Times and Other Impolite Interventions - 1991
  • The Compact Garden: Discovering the Pleasures of Planting in a Small Space - 1992
  • The Disbeliever's Dictionary: A Completely Disrespectful Lexicon of Canada Today - 1997
  • Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in My Hometown - 2003
  • Local Matters: A Defence of Dooney's CafĂ© and other Non-Globalized Places, People, and Ideas - 2003