Articles by Andrew Saikali
November 28, 2010
Staff Pick: John Fowles’ The Tree 0
He takes to task the Victorian obsession with categorizing, with trying to tame the wild, and makes a case for experiencing nature, for “green chaos.”
November 17, 2010
Nuit Blanche Toronto: Finding Inspiration After the Sun Goes Down 0
My feelings have swung from amazement to irritation and back again. I’ve been bemused and bored. I’ve been caught up in curious crowds, and I’ve loathed the drunken hordes.
April 28, 2010
The Novella is Alive and Well and Living in Canada 8
While writers have never stopped writing short forms of fiction, Quattro is to be commended for giving this literary form some formal shape and focus.
April 22, 2010
Home Away from Home: Philip Graham’s The Moon, Come to Earth 1
A recurring theme in Graham’s book is “Saudade,” a complex emotion “that combines sorrow, longing and regret, laced perhaps with a little mournful pleasure.”
February 27, 2010
Father, Son, and Silver Screen: David Gilmour’s The Film Club 1
With a novelist’s attention to detail and a film buff’s ear for dialogue, this is a gripping tale of a father and son.
February 16, 2010
Linked by Words: Uncovering a Piece of Family History 1
In these hand-written excerpts and notes, tracking his reading habits in those last few years, I’ve been given a sudden and surprising connection to my past.