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Rex Murphy


Born
Carbonear, Newfoundland, Canada
Died
May 09, 2024


Rex Murphy was born and raised near St. John's, Newfoundland, where he graduated from Memorial University. In 1968, he went to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Afterwards, returning to Newfoundland, he soon established himself as a quick-witted and accomplished writer, broadcaster and teacher.

Rex Murphy's primary interest is in language and English literature, but he also has a strong link with politics. As well as host of CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup, he contributes weekly TV essays on diverse topics to CBC TV's The National, and also writes book reviews, commentaries, and a weekly column for The Globe & Mail.

He is much in demand as a speaker. His oratory -- a volatile mix of insight, humour and biting political commentary, pow ...more

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Average rating: 3.48 · 162 ratings · 29 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors
Canada and Other Matters of...
3.42 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
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Points of View
3.70 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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Acoustic Guitar Money
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“It is always those who have thought more deeply, more profoundly, and have better equipment that gives us things."
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― Rex Murphy
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