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<p><P>Known as Canada's best-loved writer, W.O. Mitchell received instant recognition for his first novel Who has Seen the Wind, a coming-of-age tale touted by the Globe and Mail as "one of the finest Canadian novels ever written." Mitchell followed with the critically acclaimed comic novel titled The Kite, a humorous yet touching story of a journalist's worst nightmare. Set in the Prairie backwater of Shelby, Alberta, seasoned reporter and minor television celebrity David Lang arrives to write a magazine feature on the town's oldest living citizen, the 111-year-old curmudgeon Daddy Sherry. Still recovering from the disappointments of a fatherless childhood, the uptight David just wants to file his story as quickly as possible and hightail it back to Toronto. But he hasn't reckoned on the cantankerous cunning of Daddy Sherry. As David chases his recalcitrant subject all over town, he begins to understand the meaning of life and finds love and happiness for the first time. This new edition of The Kite coincides with the publication of a newly discovered and never-before-published edition of the novel in audio format, featuring Mitchell's own reading. It also introduces a whole new g

Author

W.O. Mitchell

Publisher

Goose Lane Editions

Published

1800

Language

EN

ISBN

9780770417895

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.76 / 5 (42 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14