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David Spaner has been a feature writer, movie critic, reporter, and editor for newspapers and magazines. Born in Toronto, raised in BC, David is a graduate of Simon Fraser University. He was a cultural/ political organizer (Yippie and manager of the legendary punk band The Subhumans). He is the author of Dreaming in the Rain: How Vancouver Became Hollywood North By Northwest and Shoot It! Hollywood Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film. His most recent book, Solidarity: Canada' s Unknown Revolution of 1983, was nominated for the George Ryga Prize for Social Awareness in Literature.
""Reading David Spaner's novel about Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War is an exciting way to learn about that bloody prelude to the Second World War.""--Ron Verzuh, The British Columbia Review ""For a good introduction to 1930s Vancouver, pick up a copy of David Spaner's novel Keefer Street.""--Grant Buday, BC BookWorld ""This critical moment in twentieth century fascist history should be required reading for any person troubled by our world right now.""--Maureen Medved, author of Black Star ""This is the very best of Jewish-related Spanish Civil War novels that I've ever seen. Everything in the novel is handled beautifully. My favorite left-wing novel of the year!"" --Paul Buhle, Co-editor of !Brigadistas! an American Anti-Fascist in the Spanish Civil War ""Lively and penetrating.""--Tom Wayman, author of If You're Not Free at Work, Where Are You Free? Literature and Social Change ""David Spaner knows the history he writes about. Keefer Street is a welcome addition to the field of Canadian fiction.""--Jonah Raskin, author of Beat Blues: San Francisco, 1955
In Ishmael's House
A History of Jews in Muslim Lands...
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Delivering Knowledge
Jewish Midwives and Hidden Healing...
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