For this week's Saturday Word Play, we look at some of Canada's best imports. Can you separate the author from their country of birth? To show you what I mean, let's look at one of our more popular exports. Born in Canada (Lachine, Quebec to be precise), it's Saul Bellow. Dropped into the word Canada, it could look like this:
csaaulbnealldowa
except in yours, I'm not nice enough to bold any letters.
As always, feel free to do all ten at home, but only answer one in the comments section. That way, nine more people can play along.
1. runobiterdstamutneschs
2. ianndosihiranai
3. kemgnvayssanjia
4. ucanroilsthedistaeltdess
5. msirchiaelloandanatjkae
6. rionhindtonmiistray
7. uronibetrtewdskeringvidcoem
8. necthhearlersdellainndts
9. ralewibhaanogen
10. najalmohaopikicnsona
12 comments:
#2 India, Anosh Irani
I like this game - I can actually answer some of them. I will answer the author that I have most recently read:
9. ralewibheanogen
Rawi Hage, Lebanon
(though shouldn't one of those "e"s be an "a"?)
#5. Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lanka
#6 Rohinton Mistry, India!
Boo yay!
#1 is Robert Munsch from the United States.
#8 Charles de Lint - Netherlands
#10. Nalo Hopkinson, Jamaica
I have 'The New Moon's Arms' on my future reads shelf...
#3 MG Vassanji from Kenya
Claire: Good job. Did you read his Song of Kahunsha? It's bleak, but quite good.
Kate: You're right. I seem to make one such mistake each week. I really need an editor.
Barefootheart: Not my favourite Canadian author by far, but yes, it's Ondaatje.
Barbara: I know you're a fan. Yes, correct.
Gypsysmom, Book Psmith, Wanda, and Raidergirl: All correct!
#7 is United Kingdom, Robert W. Service!
Pretty cool -I like seeing your games, usually I am too late to play or they are too hard for me to dedicate lots of time to!!
John.. No, I haven't. I'll look out for that. I've only read The Cripple and His Talismans. It's also bleak, but there's something about his writing. He's very intriguing, although he's not for everyone, that's for sure.
I've just read Ondaatje's The English Patient, which I quite enjoyed. I later saw the movie, and enjoyed it too, and found it interesting how the visual nature of film resulted in the same story being told with quite a different emphasis.
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