Patrick O'Flaherty (writer)
Patrick O'Flaherty CM (October 6, 1939 – August 16, 2017) was a Newfoundland and Labrador writer, historian, and academic.
He was born in Long Beach, part of
Patrick O'Flaherty was the author of two books of short stories, Summer of the Greater Yellowlegs (1987) and A Small Place in the Sun (1989), and two novels, Benny's Island (1994) and Priest of God (1989).[1] In 1979 he published The Rock Observed, a survey of writing about Newfoundland and Labrador. His travel guide Come Near at your Peril (first published 1992), a sardonic but affectionate look at tourism in Newfoundland, is now in its third edition.
In collaboration with historian
In 2007 he became a Member of the Order of Canada.[2] O'Flaherty was notably part of the wide Irish diaspora in Newfoundland, and is recognized as a modern Irish contributor to literature and research.
He drowned in a swimming accident in August 2017.[3]
References
- ISBN 9781859182086. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Recipients". 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Writer Patrick O'Flaherty confirmed as swimmer missing in Barbour's Pond". CBC. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017.
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