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  • Bibliography:
    24 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1977
  • Latest Book:
    September 2018
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Book List in Order: 24 titles





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    This audacious and intriguing new version of the story of Christââ,¬â"˘s trial, crucifixion, and resurrection is based on the writings of Philo of Crete, a secretary to Pontius Pilate. Throughout his time as Pilateââ,¬â"˘s scribe, he attended Chris...



  • The complete short fiction of Morley Callaghan appears as he comes into full recognition as one of the singular storytellers of our time. In four volumes, several stories are collected for the first time, two of which -- Â"An Autumn Penitent” and ...



  • The complete short fiction of Morley Callaghan appears as he comes into full recognition as one of the singular storytellers of our time. In four volumes, several stories are collected for the first time, two of which -- Â"An Autumn Penitent” and ...



  • The complete short fiction of Morley Callaghan appears as he comes into full recognition as one of the singular storytellers of our time. In four volumes, several stories are collected for the first time, two of which -- Â"An Autumn Penitent” and ...



  • The complete short fiction of Morley Callaghan appears as he comes into full recognition as one of the singular storytellers of our time. In four volumes, several stories are collected for the first time, two of which -- Â"An Autumn Penitent” and ...



  • Luke is not yet 12 when his father dies of a heart attack, leaving him an orphan. Small for his age and something of a loner, Luke goes to live with his Uncle Henry and Aunt Helen in Collingwood on Georgian Bay, where Uncle Henry has a saw mill on th...



  • In 1928, just after he published his first novel, Morley Callaghan asked his editor, "Do you think The New Yorker would be a good magazine for my stories? They have never printed fiction before, but are going to start with that story of mine called &...






  • First published in 1935, this novel is a penetrating study of a father and son caught in the moral and economic undertow of the Great Depression. The action hinges upon a sudden mischance in which accident and intention tragically coincide. Swept alo...



  • Based on a real-life character, More Joy in Heaven is a gripping account of the tragic plight of young Kip Caley, a notorious bank-robber released early from prison and feted by society as a returning prodigal son.

    Earnest, optimistic, and fir...



  • Combining romance with the darker side of human nature, this novel opens with the hanging of an ex-World War I soldier for involuntary murder. The element of violence blends with a love story involving the late soldier's sister, who seeks to...



  • Originally published in New York in 1928, this book announced the coming of the urban novel in Canada through the story of Harry Trotter -- a “hero” who cannot escape his tendancy toward brutality. Incapable of reflection, he does...



  • A new selection of stories by Canada's Hemingway, with an afterword by Pulitzer Prize--winner William Kennedy. Morley Callaghan's literary circle included Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Joyce. In a career spanning more than six decades, he published sixt...



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    Eighty-five stories by one of Canada’s greatest writers are collected in this four-volume anthology. Several pieces of Morley Callaghan’s short fiction are collected here for the first tim...



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    Eighty-five stories by one of Canada’s greatest writers are collected in this four-volume anthology. Several pieces of Morley Callaghan’s short fiction are collected here for the first tim...



  • Eighty-five stories by one of Canada’s greatest writers are collected in this four-volume anthology. Several pieces of Morley Callaghan’s short fiction are collected here for the first time, while so...



  • Eighty-five stories by one of Canada’s greatest writers are collected in this four-volume anthology. Several pieces of Morley Callaghan’s short fiction are collected here for the first time, while so...



  • A story of a boy and his dog and their adventures, which will appeal to the many children who are dog lovers. It is also a sensitive story of love and loss, and of making a new life for oneself. Luke is not yet 12 when his father dies of a heart atta...






  • Set in the early 1950s in Montreal, this is the story of enigmatic Peggy Sanderson -- a woman who has become a socially awkward presence due to her open and casual association with black musicians in Lower Town nightclubs. White and black men assume ...



  • Eighty-five stories by one of Canada's greatest writers are collected in this four-volume anthology. Several pieces of Morley Callaghan's short fiction are collected here for the first time, while some which have been out of print for decades are now...



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    Morley Callaghan broke new ground when he published The Loved and the Lost in 1951. It became the first popular Canadian novel to deal with race relations in a major city with thrilling and unforgettable prose. When Peggy sits in a bar ...



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    One of the great novels of the 1930s, Such Is My Beloved recounts the tragic story of two down-and-out prostitutes and the young priest who aspires to redeem their lives. The novel is at once a compassionate portrait of innocence and idealism, and an...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Morley Callaghan has published 24 books.

Morley Callaghan does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Complete Stories of Morley Callaghan, was published in September 2018.

The first book by Morley Callaghan, Close to the Sun Again, was published in January 1977.

No. Morley Callaghan does not write books in series.