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A novel about a young Canadian soldier's experience of World War I, from his enlistment to his death. The novel explores themes of war, guilt, trauma, and the impact of war on society and family. Themes include the horror of trench warfare, the loss of innocence, the role of women, and the legacy of war.
The Wars. The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley that follows Robert Ross, a nineteen-year-old Canadian who enlists in World War I after the death of his beloved older sister in an attempt to escape both his grief and the social norms of oppressive Edwardian [1] society.
- 226
- Timothy Findley
- Clarke, Irwin
- 1977
Jan 1, 1977 · 9,489 ratings488 reviews. Robert Ross, a sensitive nineteen-year-old Canadian officer, goes to war - the War to End All Wars. He finds himself in the nightmare world of trench warfare; of mud and smoke, of chlorine gas and rotting corpses. In this world gone mad, Ross performs a last desperate act to declare his commitment to life in the midst ...
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- Paperback
- Timothy Findley
Feb 1, 2021 · The wars. Robert Ross, a sensitive nineteen-year-old Canadian officer, went to war -- the War to End All Wars. He found himself in the nightmare world of trench warfare, of mud and smoke, of chlorine gas and rotting corpses. In this world gone mad, Robert Ross performed a last desperate act to declare his commitment to life in the midst of death.
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Sep 5, 2023 · The central fact of Robert’s pre-war life was the prenatal condition that led to his sister’s disability. Although his parents had to concentrate on caring for Rowena, Robert became deeply ...
Oct 31, 2001 · The Wars examines the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual wages of World War One (I think the plural in the title references the fact that there are so many other "little" wars simultaneously going on within the main character, within his family, within society, etc).
- Paperback
- Timothy Findley
Jan 1, 1977 · The Wars. Hardcover – January 1, 1977. Robert Ross is a Canadian officer caught up in the nightmare world of World War I trench warfare; a world of mud and smoke, chlorine gas and rotting corpses. In this world gone mad, he performs a last desperate act to declare his commitment to life in the midst of death.
- Timothy Findley
