Manages to turn hockey, a topic so mundane and familiar to Canadians that we can smell it in our sweat, into a metaphor for magic. As a character King Leary skates alongside other great Canadian literary figures (Duddy Kravtiz, Anne of Green Gables) and as a novel King Leary should body check a few stodgy works that are taught in classrooms. There are some tried and true concepts here - the small town boy who only knows hockey, the rich business man who ruthlessly operates the team with only profit in mind, the bitter and alcoholic sports writer, the destined to die in a hotel room player - that Quarrington weaves into something new and wonderful. A classic.
Friday, May 6, 2011
King Leary - Paul Quarrington
Manages to turn hockey, a topic so mundane and familiar to Canadians that we can smell it in our sweat, into a metaphor for magic. As a character King Leary skates alongside other great Canadian literary figures (Duddy Kravtiz, Anne of Green Gables) and as a novel King Leary should body check a few stodgy works that are taught in classrooms. There are some tried and true concepts here - the small town boy who only knows hockey, the rich business man who ruthlessly operates the team with only profit in mind, the bitter and alcoholic sports writer, the destined to die in a hotel room player - that Quarrington weaves into something new and wonderful. A classic.
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