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ⓘ About Charles Foran
Charles Foran is a an award winning author and journalist from Canada. He is known to have written eleven successful books in his career, including the very popular Carolan’s Farewell, Mordecai: The Life and Times, House on Fire, etc. Author Foran was born as Charles William Foran in 1960 in Toronto, Canada. Foran holds degrees from the University College, Dublin and the Toronto University. He has taught in Canada, China, and Hong Kong. Five of the 11 books published by him are novels. With his nonfiction, journalism, and fiction work, author Foran has won several prestigious awards such as the Weston Prize, QSPELL prizes, a Jewish Book Award, the Taylor Prize, the Governor General Literary Award, and a few awards from National Magazine.
All Book Series by Charles Foran
Emily Carr
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2008 Anthology · John Ralston Saul
Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont
Book 10 of 13 · published 2010 Anthology · Joseph Boyden
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin
Book 11 of 13 · published 2010 Anthology · John Ralston Saul
Tommy Douglas
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2011 Anthology · Vincent Lam
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Charles Foran?
Charles Foran is a an award winning author and journalist from Canada. He is known to have written eleven successful books in his career, including the very popular Carolan's Farewell, Mordecai: The Life and Times, House on Fire, etc. Author Foran was born as Charles William Foran in 1960 in Toronto, Canada.
Which Charles Foran series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Extraordinary Canadians series, the earliest of Charles Foran's multi-book series: it opens with Emily Carr (2008) and runs to 13 books across 2008–2011, ending with Tommy Douglas (2011).
How many books has Charles Foran written?
Charles Foran has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2023. 13 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Extraordinary Canadians series with 13 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Charles Foran's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Charles Foran's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Extraordinary Canadians (2008–2011, 13 books).
How are Charles Foran's books organised into series?
This guide splits Charles Foran's 24 books into 1 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Extraordinary Canadians (13 books, 2008–2011).