Raincoast Canada 2002 STICKLER AND ME Benjamin Marshall, age 13, chooses to spend his summer vacation with his cranky grandfather Ira instead of going to camp. It is not an easy time for either of them. Ben’s parents are in the midst of a divorce and his grandfather faces a professional dilemma. Ira has practised…

Lester & Orpen Denny’s CAN/90Seal Books CAN/91 ST. FARB’S DAY Farb is a lawyer, and like most lawyers he is not an obvious candidate for secular sainthood. But one gruelling Friday, Farb is tested. He becomes ensnared in a conflict of interest between two major clients over a real estate sale. His estranged, but still…

“Morley Torgov calls to mind the early Malamud and Bellow.”Publishers Weekly Lester & Orpen Dennys CAN/77Penguin Books 1978

“Morley Torgov is a brilliant writer — ironic, sad, funny; his stories come out of that powerful mixture of ancient Jewish tradition and New World experience that has produced some of this country’s best literature.”Stephen Vizinczey Awards:The Leacock Medal For Humor Four-part TV series/1970sThree full-length plays by Israel Horovitz continue to be staged in U.S.…

“A beautiful book…”Antonine Maillet Awards:The Leacock Medal For HumorWinner of the Torgi AwardAward-winning film showing in Europe22-part TV series showing in Europe J’ai Lu France/94Atelier du Pere Castor France/94Panorama Czech/94/95Raincoast CAN/ReissueSalani Italy 2005 THE OUTSIDE CHANCE OF MAXIMILIAN GLICK A timeless gem about a boy choked by parental love. Two men clear his path to…

“The War to End All Wars is a satirical, plot-driven narrative enhanced by Torgov’s fast-paced, polished prose, whimsically weaving the cosmopolitan with the provincial.”The Globe & Mail “Torgov has a good way with words, and the novel’s opening sentence would be right at home in a great war novel like All Quiet on the Western…

“It’s still easy to see why, in the early days of his long writing career, Toronto’s Morley Torgov won two Leacock medals for humour. Since his first win in 1974, Torgov has retained his aptitude for subtle amusement. 

This is so even in his first venture into crime genre fiction, which shifts back in time to the…

Praise for The Mastersinger From Minsk “You dont have to be a classical music lover to enjoy this one.” Publisher’s Weekly “The second Hermann Preiss novel by Morley Torgov, set in 19th-century Munich, is even better than the first… Torgov’s loudmouthed, demanding, entitled, screeching lecher [Vagner] may just be the real thing. In any event, it…

 Praise for Morley Torgov’s Hermann Preiss series:  “Torgov has just the right feel for this kind of writing, never coy, solid with his history but not allowing the facts to get in the way of a good joke.† Toronto Star  “You don’t have to be a classical music lover to enjoy this one.† Publisher’s Weekly …