Ronald Wright
Author of A Short History of Progress
About the Author
Ronald Wright lives in Port Hope, Ontario.
Image credit: Nick Wiebe
Works by Ronald Wright
Cut Stones and Crossroads: A Journey in the Two Worlds of Peru (Travel Library) (1984) 74 copies, 1 review
Associated Works
Lost Classics: Writers on Books Loved and Lost, Overlooked, Under-read, Unavailable, Stolen, Extinct, or Otherwise Out… (2000) — Contributor — 305 copies, 5 reviews
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- Birthdate
- 1948
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada - Education
- University of Cambridge
University of Calgary - Occupations
- novelist
non-fiction writer
TV presenter - Awards and honors
- The David Higham Fiction Prize (1997)
Gordon Montador Award (1993)
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Statistics
- Works
- 33
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 2,819
- Popularity
- #9,098
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 68
- ISBNs
- 115
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 3
The worldbuilding blew my mind! I found myself savouring this read (slowing the F down to enjoy it). I will definitely be looking for future fiction by this author. There are some mentions of incest in this book. none of these relationships are deeply discussed and are certainly not the focus. it merely there as cultural context. So, read with caution if you have trauma regarding such things, or if it is one of your squicks.… (more)