The poet and writer Patrick Lane discusses his new novel Deep River Night (McClelland & Stewart, 2018), with Joseph Planta.

Deep River Night by Patrick Lane (McClelland & Stewart, 2018). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Deep River Night

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, at TheCommentary.ca.

Patrick Lane joins me again. He’s just published his second novel, Deep River Night. It’s gotten great reviews for its rich imagery and exquisite writing that the distinguished writer and poet has been regarded for in a career that’s spanned over forty years. The book explores numerous themes including violence, evil, the past, and the challenge of memory. Art Kenning is a first aid man in a sawmill in the interior of British Columbia. He’s a veteran who has to contend with what we’d call PTSD now, and he’s retraumatised by incidents from his time during World War II. Mr. Lane evokes the time he writes about, the post-war period, mid-twentieth century, with evocative emotion. I’ll get Patrick to tell us about this book. It’s his second novel. He was first on this show nearly ten years ago when his first novel Red Dog, Red Dog. That book was a finalist for Amazon.ca’s Books in Canada First Novel Award, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and was longlisted for the Giller Prize. He was on nearly four years ago when his poetry collection Washita was published. He is one Canada’s preeminent poets, having published more than twenty-five volumes of poetry. His memoir, There is a Season was critically acclaimed. He has a slew of honorary degrees from across the country. This new book is published by McClelland & Stewart. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, Patrick Lane; Mr. Lane, good morning.

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