Frank parker day 1881 at shubenacadie, nova scotia 1950 at yarmouth, nova scotia was a canadian fisherman and author since days father was a methodist minister who moved to a new congregation every three years, day spent his youth living throughout nova scotia, living in wallace, acadia mines, mahone bay, boylston, and lockeport. A dreamy, optimistic, and youthful david jung comes to claim his small share of the harsh domain of rockbound, an island currently governed by the righteous. Frank parker day author frank parker day was a canadian fisherman, academic, athlete, and author born in shubenacadie, nova scotia in 1881. David spends most of his time on the island of rockbound at odds with uriah jung.
Mar 07, 2018 some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the united states because they were published before january 1, 1925. Reprinted only for the second time in 1973, yet not achieving widespread acclaim until 2005, this hidden gem took thus almost eight decades to capture the attention of canada from coast to coast. With the recent selection of frank parker days 1928 novel rockbound as cbcs 2005 canada reads winner, interest in the life and work of day has never been greater. In this 1928 novel by frank parker day, rockbound is an island off the coast of nova scotia, and its a harsh, unforgiving place. In a david and goliath style battle to the finish, rockbound by frank parker day triumphed ove. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
Rockbound by day, frank parker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rockbound2nd edition by frank parker day paperback, 326 pages, published 1989 by university of toronto press, scholarly publishing division isbn. Honours in philosophy and also attended oxford university as a rhodes scholar, earning a degree in 1907 and an m. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. The autobiography of a fisherman is a wonderful recollection of one. Rockbound by frank parker day penguin random house canada. Rockbound 9780802067234university of toronto u toronto press. To the harsh domain of rockbound governed by the sternly righteous and rapacious uriah jung comes the youthful david jung to claim his small share of the island. Day to write a book otherwise than rockbound, and any one after being thoroughly acquainted with mr.
Rockbound by frank parker day and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Works include rockbound and the autobiography of a fisherman. The realist, as a creative artist, in the process of creation shapes his raw material. Read rockbound by frank parker day available from rakuten kobo. He graduated from mount allison university in 1903 with a b. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Frank parker day, author of rockbound, on librarything. Rockbound by frank parker day is a rediscovered novel from 1928. Rockbound 9780802067234university of toronto u toronto.
Frank parker day books list of books by author frank. Rockbound, a classic canadian novel by frank parker day. In 1927, day wrote his autobiographical reflections on fishing, family, and, more broadly, humanitys place in the natural world. Jan 01, 2005 with the recent selection of frank parker day s 1928 novel rockbound as cbcs 2005 canada reads winner, interest in the life and work of day has never been greater. Rockbound won the canada reads contest in 2005, bolstering its longstanding reputation as a canadian classic in this case, of nova scotias south shore. Canada reads is an annual battle of the books competition organized and broadcast by canadas public broadcaster, the cbc. But, this fantastic novel has been brought back into the canon of classic canadian literature.
In 2005, the crown went to rockbound by frank parker day, and pitched by donna morrissey. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Rockbound is a novel published in 1928 by canadian writer frank parker day. Rockbound by frank parker day overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Winner of canada reads 2005 first published in 1928, rockbound by nova scotian frank parker day was long relegated to the depths of. Frank parker day 9 may 1881 at shubenacadie, nova scotia 30 july 1950 at yarmouth, nova scotia was a canadian athlete, academic and author since days father was a methodist minister who moved to a new congregation every three years, day spent his youth living throughout nova scotia, living in wallace, acadia mines, mahone bay, boylston, and lockeport. Rockbound is a story of many passionslove, pride, greed, and yearning all formed and buffeted on a small island by an unyielding wind and the rocky landscape of the human spirit. Rockbound is no adventure like obriens books, but it satiates the same craving for a window into harder times from the comfort of my twenty first century life. See all books authored by frank parker day, including rockbound, and river of strangers, and more on. Frank parker days classic novel about a windswept island off nova scotia and. Frank parker day books list of books by author frank parker day. In a david and goliath style battle to the finish, rockbound by frank parker day triumphed over oryx and crake by margaret atwood and was declared the 2005 canada reads winner.
First published in 1928, rockbound was subsequently outofprint for many years until the story saw a surge of popularity when it was nominated and won the 2005 canada reads competition against oryx and. Rockbound book hamilton public library bibliocommons. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Winner of canada reads 2005 first published in 1928, rockbound by nova scotian frank parker day was long relegated to the depths of canlit obscurity, even after it was reissued by the university of toronto press in 1973.
Radios canada reads panel as the one book all canadians should read. Filled with dreamy optimism and a love for the unspoken promises of the night sky, david tries to find his way in a narrow, unforgiving, and controlled world. Rockbound, frank parker days classic about fisherman on nova scotias south coast. In 1905 he won a rhodes scholarship and studied at oxford university, where he won the oxfordcambridge heavyweight championship. To the harsh domain of rockbound governed by the sternly righteous and.
While the imagery and landscape is essential to rockbound, this is a character driven novel. Note that these books and their contenders include novels, short fiction and poetry, and are as likely to be drawn from canada. In a series of debates that aired on the cbc in february, panelist donna morrissey, author of kit. I like audio books, so listened to this classic novel of nova scotias south shore narrated by richard donat and published by btc audio books. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Buy the paperback book rockbound by frank parker day at indigo. Ill be at the whistler film festival, advising at the praxis screenwriting lab workshop this december. Enter realism on the amateur stage of canadian fiction. And john samsons first taste of victory came last year with his winning defense of a complicated kindness by miriam toews. Frank parker day has written a real canadian story, without sugar and without rosepink, to wit, rockbound.
Hearing about hauling line, gutting fish and negotiating the insular and strict social life of a hard scrabble island in nova scotia, as well as the humor, folklore, and culture of the. Oliver schmitz, who directed life above all, is slated to direct. In a series of debates that aired on the cbc in february, panelist donna morrissey, author of kits law and downhill chance, passionately championed this 1928 novel. Buy a cheap copy of rockbound book by frank parker day. Frank parker day wikisource, the free online library. His use of dialect would rival mark twain and his landscape imagery is equally as good as any of the confederation poets from the previous generation. With a setting inspired by an island off the coast of nova scotia, frank parker day s rockbound is a story about family struggle and greed. Frank parker day was born 9 may 1881 at shubenacadie, nova scotia. In this 1928 novel by frank parker day, rockbound is an island off the coast of nova scotia, and. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Frank parker day is currently considered a single author. Reprinted only for the second time in 1973, yet not achieving widespread acclaim until. On a remote island off the southern shore of novia scotia, young david ventures to claim a piece of land that is his by inheritance. Rockbound is a novel published in 1928 by canadian writer frank parker day overview.
Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the united states because they. Our library book club chose rockbound by frank parker day as the book to read in november and discuss at our meeting the first week of december. Rockbound by frank parker day nook book ebook barnes. To the harsh domain of rockbound governed by the sternly righteous and rapacious uriah jung comes the youthful david jung to claim his small share of the. With a setting inspired by an island off the coast of nova scotia, frank parker days rockbound is a story about family struggle and greed. Scholars portal books limited to one user at a time and no downloads.
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