Why a Booktrail?
Before his death in 1998 he was one of Canada’s best loved writers. Evokes with lyrical language the intricacies of Canadian prairie life.
Who Has Seen the Wind
What you need to know before your trail
Brian O’Connal a small boy lives on the Canadian Prairies with his parents, his grandmother and younger brother Bobbie.
This is the story of Brian growing up during the Depression on the plains of Saskatchewan in the Canadian prairie and the rich range of inhabitants – small-town characters –creating a “small town on the big prairie” feel.
Travel Guide
A slow novel for a slow pace of life on the Canadian prairie but one worth spending time with as we read this on location and saw the sights in the book a little clearer. The way the wind blows, the kind of dust you get on your face, the different types of grass – its very important when this is your landscape every day and you have to know the important of the cycle of life and death and how your environment shapes you.
We see most of the area through the eyes of Brian aged four who wonders who God is and if he will help him answer a few of his questions. As he grows up, his questions change but all the while, his sense of wonderment never does and it helps shapes your view of this world and to see things in a different light.
Small town life may not be for everyone but the folklore and lifestyle is clearly evoked Brian has to deal with some hard truths about life in such a place as indeed in the world in general – the part about the baby pigeon in particular.
Prose is filled with religious imagery and that of flora and fauna so there’s a lot of atmosphere to fill the pages.
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: Who Has Seen the Wind?
Author/Guide: W. O Mitchell Destination: Saskatchewan Departure Time: 2000s
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