num_pages: 352
description: When W.O. Mitchell died in 1998 he was described as Canada's best-loved writer. Every commentator agreed that his bestand his best-lovedbook was Who Has Seen the Wind. Since it was first published in 1947 this book has sold almost a million copies in Canada.As we enter the world of four-year-old Brian O'Connal his father the druggist his Uncle Sean his mother and his formidable Scotch grandmother (she belshes  a lot) it soon becomes clear that this is no ordinary book. As we watch Brian grow up the prairie and its surprising inhabitants like the Ben and Saint Sammyand the rich variety of small-town charactersbecome unforgettable. This book will be a delightful surprise for all those who are aware of it but have never quite got around to reading it till now.
language: English
title: Who Has Seen the Wind
publisher: McClelland & Stewart