Raymond Fraser

I originate from Chatham, NB, Canada, and live now in Fredericton, NB, Canada.

More information can be found at my website:

http://raymondfraser.blogspot.com/

I'm the author of thirteen books of fiction, three of non-fiction, and six collections of poetry. My novel "The Bannonbridge Musicians" was runner-up in 1978 for Canada's top book award, the Governor General's Award. In 2009, following publication of my novel "In Another Life", I received the Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in English-language Literary Arts. Five of my books are listed in Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books. In 2012 I was appointed to the Order of New Brunswick for my contributions to literature and culture. In 2016 I received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from St Thomas University.

My latest books are the revised definitive edition of my novel RUM RIVER (2016), and a new novel SEASONS OF DISCONTENT (297 pp, Lion's Head Press, 2015). In 2014 the revised definitive editions of my books THE BANNONBRIDGE MUSICIANS, THE BLACK HORSE TAVERN, and THE STRUGGLE OUTSIDE were released. These and a number of my other books are available at Amazon.com and the various Amazon outlets around the world, as well as through bookstores from Ingram Book Services.

Below is a list of my titles covering the period from 1966 to 2015.

FICTION

Seasons of Discontent (2015)

BLISS and other stories (2013)

The Madness Of Youth (2011, 2013)

Repentance Vale (2011)

The Trials Of Brother Bell (2010)

In Another Life (2009, 2013)

The Grumpy Man (2008, 2013)

In A Cloud Of Dust And Smoke (2007, 2013)

Costa Blanca (2001, 2013)

Rum River (1997) (Revised definitive edition 2016)

The Bannonbridge Musicians (1978) (Revised definitive edition 2014)

The Struggle Outside (1975) (Revised definitive edition 2014)

The Black Horse Tavern (1973) (Revised definitive edition 2014)

BIOGRAPHY

Todd Matchett: Confessions Of A Young Criminal (1994)

The Fighting Fisherman: The Life Of Yvon Durelle (1981, 1983, 2005)

MEMOIRS, ESSAYS & STORIES

When The Earth Was Flat (2004)

POETRY

Before You're A Stranger (2000)

Macbride Poems (1993)

The More I Live (1971)

I've Laughed And Sung (1969)

Waiting For God's Angel (1966)

Poems for the Mirimichi (1965)

I also co-edited an Atlantic anthology called EAST OF CANADA.

Some comments by readers:

"The best literary voice to come belling out of the Maritimes in decades." -- FARLEY MOWAT

"Raymond Fraser is one of the most gifted writers I know, and among his gifts are two that are all too rare: a zest for life and a sense of humour. -- ALDEN NOWLAN

"I've had the pleasure of reading five of Raymond Fraser's books over the past few years. A great storyteller and one of the country's truly under-appreciated natural resources." -- LAWRENCE CREAGHAN, The Write Stuff

For author interviews related to my recent novel, SEASONS OF DISCONTENT, go to these sites:

http://artseast.blogspot.ca/2015/06/seasons-of-discontent.html

http://miramichireader.ca/2015/06/ray-fraser-interview/