More Joy in Heaven
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| Author(s) | Morley Callaghan |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | 1937 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 278 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | Now That April's Here and Other Stories |
| Followed by | Luke Baldwin's Vow |
More Joy in Heaven is a novel written by Canadian author Morley Callaghan and published in 1937. The central figure, Kip Caley, was inspired by Norman Ryan (1895-1936), a criminal who had committed a number of robberies in Quebec, Ontario and the United States.
Callaghan's friend Ernest Hemingway had also considered writing a novel based on Ryan's life. As a reporter for The Toronto Daily Star, Hemingway had covered the criminal in 1925. Dramatised as a radio play by Donald Jack for CBC Theatre 10:30.
[edit] Plot introduction
Powerful and moving Story of an Ex-Criminal's struggle for regeneration.
[edit] Synopsis
The story of Kip Caley, an ex-criminal, intent on becoming a useful and honourable human being. His struggle with himself and with a society which will not let him regain his human dignity.
[edit] References
- Brian Busby, Character Parts: Who's Really Who in Canlit, Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2003. ISBN 0-676-97579-8
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