Leon Rooke

Leon Rooke

Ontario
Events 37, 46, 62

Leon Rooke is the author of seven novels, including The Fall of Gravity, which was chosen by the Globe and Mail as one of 2000’s top books. His 1981 novel Shakespeare’s Dog won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction and his novel A Good Baby was made into a feature film. He has published more than 300 short stories, as well as poetry and plays, and is the founder of the Eden Mills Writers Festival. His new book is a collection of short stories called The Last Shot.

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