MPMichael Peterman

1. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Michael Peterman

   Expecting a light summer discussion, Ian McEwan’s ‘Amsterdam’ opened a darker debate about power (opens the original)

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   Reach Michael Peterman, professor emeritus of English literature at Trent University, at mpeterman@trentu.ca. The book club I belong to in Nova Scotia chose two books by noted English authors to discuss this summer. One was Ian McEwen’s “Amsterdam.” It won the Booker Prize in 1998 and served to bring McEwen into major focus as one of the most talented and inventive novelists of his generation. The other is Anthony Trollope’s “Can You Forgive Her?” (1864); I will discuss it at a later

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2. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · Michael Peterman

   A last hurrah for Peterborough’s John Craig — our forgotten writer (opens the original)

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   Reach Michael Peterman, professor emeritus of English literature at Trent University, at mpeterman@trentu.ca. When John Craig died of a brain tumour in January 1982, he seemed on the verge of greater prominence and recognition in the evolving world of Canadian writing. Sadly, very little has happened to alter things since the early 1980s. Today, 45 years later, the question of his significance as a Canadian writer remains underexplored; for many, in fact, it is a non-issue — perhaps, it is bet

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