In this round table, Scotiabank Giller prize-winning author David Bergen, Christopher Dewdney, one of Canada’s most articulate and thoughtful cultural commentators, and award-winning author Bill Gaston talk to the
Walrus' Jeremy Keehn about narrative and the passage of time.
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David Bergen is the author of six novels. His work includes the Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning The Time in Between, and the multiple award-winners The Retreat, The Case of Lena S. and A Year of Lesser, also a New York Times Notable Book. Bergen presents The Matter with Morris, an unforgettable story of a man down on his luck – his son has been killed in Afghanistan, his job has put him on indefinite leave and his wife seems headed for the door – as he searches for happiness.
Christopher Dewdney is one of Canada’s most articulate and thoughtful cultural commentators. He has published three books of popular non-fiction, including the Governor General’s Literary Award finalists The Immaculate Perception and Acquainted with the Night.
Bill Gaston is the author of several acclaimed story collections and novels, including Mount Appetite, The Good Body, Sointula, and the award-winning Gargoyles. In 2002, Gaston was the inaugural winner of the Timothy Findley Award, presented by the Writers’ Trust of Canada.
Jeremy Keehn is Senior Editor at the Walrus. He edits most of the magazine’s features and writes for the arts and culture
