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The journals of Canadian diplomat Charles Ritchie have long been regarded as standards of the genre. In the words of George Woodcock, "The classic memoir has been presented in the three beautifully written volumes of Charles Ritchie's journals, showing that from the rich experience of a Canadian public servant, literature can be created."
The Siren Years, the first volume of Ritchie's valuable record, won a Governor General's Award in 1974
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The Siren Years, the first volume of Ritchie's valuable record, won a Governor General's Award in 1974
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“Open these volumes anywhere and you will be rewarded with a razor-sharp profile of an individual, an original insight into the world affairs of the moment, a description of a room or a landscape startling in its visual sensuality, and at least one or two sentences that will make you laugh aloud.”
–Jane Urquhart, Brick magazine
“For anyone allured by diaries, here is a brilliant discovery. Charles Ritchie is a natural-born diarist.”
–C. P. Snow
“One of the great diarists of our time.”
–Globe and Mail
–Jane Urquhart, Brick magazine
“For anyone allured by diaries, here is a brilliant discovery. Charles Ritchie is a natural-born diarist.”
–C. P. Snow
“One of the great diarists of our time.”
–Globe and Mail
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- PublisherMacmillan
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0333177533
- ISBN 13 9780333177532
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages216
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