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 First edition | |
| Author | Timothy Findley |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Clarke, Irwin |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Pages | 226 |
| ISBN | 0-7720-1188-5 (first edition) |
| OCLC | 3689735 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.F494 War PR9199.3.F52 |
| Preceded by | The Butterfly Plague |
| Followed by | Famous Last Words |
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. Drawn into the madness of war, Ross commits "a last desperate act to declare his commitment to life in the midst of death."[2] Years later, a historian tries to piece together how he came to commit this act, interviewing the various people Ross interacted with.
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