![]() ![]() ![]() Joining Rogers will be 2018 Governor General’s Award winner Darrel J. “It will be wonderful to be among friends to pay tribute to his life and his writing, and it’s wonderful that this event takes place at UVic, as Richard loved the university and his time here.” “This book is not only a last gift to his readers, it is a masterpiece,” says Rogers. Starlight tells the story of an abused woman who discovers sanctuary on the farm of an Indigenous man, and is an apt conclusion to his literary legacy. The Starlight book launch runs from 7-8:30pm Tuesday, Dec 4, at UVic’s First Peoples House. ![]() His death in 2017 at just 61 was a profound loss for our country’s literary culture, and now his final novel, Starlight, is being launched locally at a special event hosted by UVic Chancellor Shelagh Rogers who is also host of CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter and a longtime friend of Wagamese. From telling stories that helped us understand what it meant to be Canadian to inspiring future generations of writers, Richard Wagamase was one of Canada’s most beloved authors. ![]()
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