Hugh Hood is recognized as one of Canada's most versatile, sophisticated, and aesthetically selfconscious fiction writers. His short stories, sketches, and novels demonstrate an encyclopedic knowledge of social structure, architecture, music, painting,...

Montreal--Hugh Hood, one of Canada's small number of Catholic fiction writers, died here on August 1, following a stroke. In a talk he gave at St. Michael's College several years ago, he remembered with great affection, and in astonishing detail, his years as...

The New Historicism of literary theory considers the relevance of history for the creation and reception of art. This means that works of art are accepted depending on a shared repertoire of conventions, institutions and practices. Canadian author Hugh Hood's novel, 'Five New Facts...

In the following interview, which was conducted in 1978, Hood discusses the major influences on his writing as well as his major stylistic and thematic concerns.

In the following excerpt, Garebian surveys the critical reaction to Hood's short fiction as well as the defining characteristics of his fiction and nonfiction.

In the following excerpt, Garebian provides a stylistic and thematic analysis of Hood's short fiction, in particular his use of allegory.