A review by habeasopus
The Cunning Man by Robertson Davies

3.0

I’ve not read many Canadians, but this one was quite good. Davies’ wordplay and erudition, combined with a very plain spoken style, was quite effective. I’ve always had a fondness for first-person narration. My one quibble is that the wrapping of the story within the frame of the newspaper interview, or interspersed with a series of letters seemed a bit too much in this case. I enjoy non-linear narrative and digressions, but they seemed unnecessary here. Solid read though.