Farley McGill Mowat is one of Canada’s most widely read authors. His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books.
Mowat was born in 1921 in Belleville, Ontario and lived in Burgeo for five years during his time in Newfoundland.
Farley Mowat achieved fame by publishing his books on the Canadian north, such as People of the Deer (1952) and Never Cry Wolf (1963).