Author Spotlight

David Gurr

I began my writing with literary thrillers (Troika, 1979), then novels exploring the national psyches of Hitler and Nazi Germany (The Ring Master, 1987) ; Hirohito & Japan (The Voice of the Crane, 1989); the USA and Hollywood (Arcadia We$t, 1994).

The Time of the Seventh Angel was started forty-five years ago, then life circumstances made me set it aside. I am publishing it now, at the age of 90, half a lifetime later, because current events have made it acutely relevant.

I appreciate my readers more than I can express.

About the Author: David Gurr is an internationally acclaimed novelist. His first book, Troika, was shortlisted for the prestigious CWA British Silver Dagger (1979). Also, the Canadian Governor General’s Literary Award (for The Ring Master, 1987), and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (Caribbean and Canada, 1990, for The Voice of the Crane). Born in London in 1936, he emigrated to Canada at Christmas, 1947. He enrolled as a cadet in the Royal Canadian Naval College, HMCS Venture, in 1954; obtained a degree in Mathematics, Physics, and Political Science from the University of Victoria, 1964. After driving destroyers and analyzing computers for the Navy, he resigned his commission in 1972 to design and build unique West Coast houses. The Time of the Seventh Angel is the ninth book under his own name. He lives with his wife, Diane Tolomeo, and a garden in Victoria, British Columbia. In odd moments, he dances the Argentine Tango.