Earle Birney,Al Purdy
Private Thomas Leadbeater Turvey is nobodyâ€™s idea of a capable recruit. Shifted from regimental pillar to post, Turvey tries and fails at every odd job in the army with a remarkable genius for mishap.,A casualty before he has a chance to see action, Turvey watches the maimed and dying return from the front; thus Earle Birneyâ€™s comic masterpiece becomes an unforgettable indictment of war.,Turvey, won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1949.,From the Hardcover edition.
Fiction,Cultural,Canada,Humor,Literature,Canadian Literature
Turvey