Maurice Yacowar challenges genre and form in Roy & Me,
a cross between memoir and fiction, truth and distortion. It is the
exploration of Yacowar’s relationship with Roy Farran –
soldier, politician, author, mentor – and his conflict with
Farran’s anti-Semitic past.
Best known for his service with the Special Air Service during World
War II, Roy Farran served as a politician in the Legislative Assembly
of Alberta for Premier Peter Lougheed. During his time as a soldier,
Farran allegedly kidnapped and murdered a sixteen-year-old member of
the Lehi group.
Roy & Me is a memoir that edges toward fiction by
venturing into Farran’s thoughts, based on his writings and
Yacowar’s imagination.
