Hugh Hood

Flying a Red Kite

Hugh Hood

55th anniversary edition of great Canadian writer Hugh Hood’s first short story collection Hood was celebrated at the 2015 IFOA with a reading by the Montreal Story Tellers group he helped found Hood’s writings present a view of modern Canadian life that elevates everyday lives Stories deal with characters and situations where ordinary life embodies religious, philosophical, and allegorical themes Based on the original 1962 Ryerson Press edition Author co-founded the legendary Montreal Story Tellers group and was awarded the Order of Canada in 1988