John Glassco: An Essay and Bibliography

He was a gigolo in a Paris brothel and caused a scene at a Gertrude Stein party. He was Mayor of Foster in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. He wrote the novels Fetish Girl and The Temple of Pederasty. Sutherland’s opening essay provides a biographical sketch of the Governor General Award-winning poet and translator, as well as an appreciation of him as a stylist, written with great affection for the work and the person. The bibliography is admirably thorough with clear and concise annotations. For new insights into Canadian literature as well as the work and lives of the expatriates in Paris in the 1920s, consult this useful reference tool.