Popular Canadian writer and environmental activist Farley Mowat has died at age 92. Mowat wrote dozens of books and recived many honours, including the Governor General’s Award in 1956 for his children’s book Lost in the Barrens. Although Mowat’s work was beloved by many, it was controversial as well, with experts questioning his portrayal of the Arctic and Inuit peoples. In Canadian Literature 206 (Autumn 2010), Katja Lee wrote about the controversy surrounding Mowat’s 1963 book Never Cry Wolf (order issue #206 to read the article).
Canadian Literature has been reviewing Mowat’s work since 1960—the following is a list of book reviews from our archives:
Book Reviews of Farley Mowat’s Works
Me. Again.
by Katja Lee. #209 (Summer 2011): 171–72. HTML available. Review of: Eastern Passage by Farley Mowat.Farley Mowat’s Periplum
by Bert Almon. #205 (Summer 2010): 176–78. HTML available. Review of: Otherwise by Farley Mowat.Life at High Latitudes
by Sherrill Grace. #183 (Winter 2004): 153–55. HTML available. Review of: High Latitudes by Farley Mowat.Listening to the North
by Sherrill Grace. #174 (Autumn 2002): 145–47. HTML available. Review of: Walking on the Land by Farley Mowat.Politics and Peace
by Bryan N. S. Gooch. #154 (Autumn 1997): 160–62. Reviews section PDF available. Review of: Aftermath: Travels in a Post-War World by Farley Mowat.Clouds of Wonder
by Al Purdy. #106 (Autumn 1985): 132–34. Reviews section PDF available. Review of: Sea of Slaughter by Farley Mowat.Mowat at War
by John Franklin McLean. #89 (Autumn 1984): 101–02. Reviews section PDF available. Review of: And No Birds Sang by Farley Mowat.Mowat’s Leviathan
by James Polk. #57 (Autumn 1984): 120–24. Reviews section PDF available. Review of: A Whale for the Killing by Farley Mowat.Uncreeping Flesh
by Frances Frazer. #35 (Winter 1968): 79–82. Reviews section PDF available. Review of: The Curse of the Viking Grave by Farley Mowat.Landfall in Vinland
by A. W. Purdy. #33 (Summer 1967): 63–67. Reviews section PDF available. Review of: Westviking by Farley Mowat.Green Men and Owls
by Inglis F. Bell. #15 (Winter 1963): 70–73. Reviews section PDF available. Review of: Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat.Polar Dream World
by T. C. Fairley. #8 (Winter 1963): 60–62. Reviews section PDF available. Review of: Ordeal by Ice by Farley Mowat.Dying Cultures
by George Woodcock. #4 (Spring 1960): 77–78. Reviews section PDF available. Review of: The Desperate People by Farley Mowat.