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Maurice Yacowar challenges genre and form in Roy & Me,a cross between memoir and fiction, truth and distortion. It is theexploration of Yacowar’s relationship with Roy Farran –soldier, politician, author, mentor – and his conflict withFarran’s anti-Semitic past.

Best known for his service with the Special Air Service during WorldWar II, Roy Farran served as a politician in the Legislative Assemblyof Alberta for Premier Peter Lougheed. During his time as a soldier,Farran allegedly kidnapped and murdered a sixteen-year-old member ofthe Lehi group.

Roy & Me is a memoir that edges toward fiction byventuring into Farran’s thoughts, based on his writings andYacowar’s imagination.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Roy andMe 3

Notes 119

Works by Roy Farran 125

About theAuthor 127

Roy & Me: A Memoir and Then Some

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      Publisher: AU Press
      Publication Date: 01/10/2010
      ISBN13: 9781926836102, 978-1926836102
      ISBN10: 1926836103
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Maurice Yacowar challenges genre and form in Roy & Me,a cross between memoir and fiction, truth and distortion. It is theexploration of Yacowar’s relationship with Roy Farran –soldier, politician, author, mentor – and his conflict withFarran’s anti-Semitic past.

      Best known for his service with the Special Air Service during WorldWar II, Roy Farran served as a politician in the Legislative Assemblyof Alberta for Premier Peter Lougheed. During his time as a soldier,Farran allegedly kidnapped and murdered a sixteen-year-old member ofthe Lehi group.

      Roy & Me is a memoir that edges toward fiction byventuring into Farran’s thoughts, based on his writings andYacowar’s imagination.

      Table of Contents

      Preface xi

      Roy andMe 3

      Notes 119

      Works by Roy Farran 125

      About theAuthor 127

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