David Adams Richards

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October 17, 1950 in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada

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Literature & Fiction, Poetry

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David Adams Richards (born 17 October 1950) is a Canadian novelist, essayist, screenwriter and poet.

Born in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Richards left St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, one course shy of completing a B.A. Richards has been a writer-in-residence at various universities and colleges across Canada, including the University of New Brunswick.

Richards has received numerous awards including 2 Gemini Awards for scriptwriting for Small Gifts and "For Those Who Hunt The Wounded Down", the Alden Nowlan Award for Excellence in the Arts, and the Canadian Authors Association Award for his novel Evening Snow Will Bring Such Peace. Richards is one of only three writers to have won in both th...more

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Average rating: 3.68 · 1,501 ratings · 219 reviews · 29 distinct works

	Mercy Among the Children: A Novel 3.74 avg rating — 802 ratings — published 2000 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Friends of Meager Fortune 3.66 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Nights Below Station Street 3.70 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Bay of Love and Sorrows 3.73 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Lost Highway 3.34 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	My rating:
	River of the Brokenhearted 3.51 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul 3.91 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down 3.61 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Evening Snow Will Bring Such Peace by David Adams Richards, Wayne Johnston 3.76 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	My rating:
	God Is.: My Search for Faith in a Secular World 3.04 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“There is no worse flaw in man's character than that of wanting to belong.”
― David Adams Richards, Mercy Among the Children: A Novel

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“What should I get from books?” Alcide asked in French.

That you are not alone — even along this broken tractor road. You need to know nothing else,” my father answered in French.”
― David Adams Richards, Mercy Among the Children: A Novel

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“Now the end is going to come - in one fashion or another", Bines said, softly, and again he turned to Ralphie and smiled. "We all know, the end will come. You either face your hunters or run from them.”
― David Adams Richards, For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down

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