Robertson Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario, in 1913. A novelist, playwright, literary critic and essayist, he received numerous awards for his work. It is as a writer of fiction that Robertson Davies achieved international recognition, with such books as The Salterton Trilogy (Tempest-Tost , Leaven of Malice and A Mixture of Frailties); The Deptford Trilogy (Fifth Business , The Manticore and World of Wonders); The Cornish Trilogy (The Rebel Angels, What's Bred in the Bone , shortlisted for the 1986 Booker Prize, and The Lyre of Orpheus); Murthe r & Walking Spirits, and The Cunning Man. Robertson Davies died in 1995.