Other works, also, with characteristic deprecation, centre on Canadian history and identity, such as I Was a Teen-Age Katima Victim: A Canadian Odyssey (1998) and Bastards and Boneheads: Canada's Glorious Leaders, Past and Present (1999). With irreverence and irony, Ferguson focuses on ideas and ideals that often make Canada the envy of the world, but somehow fail to be noticed by Canadians themselves. These begin with Why I Hate Canadians (1997), published on Ferguson's return to Canada, culturally disoriented after teaching English in Japan for five years. Will Ferguson's publications include a number of books addressing Canadian history and identity, in tones blending the informative and the satiric. His narratives describe historic, human and geographic landscapes, expressing the shifting nature of humanity in genres as diverse as the novel, the essay, travelogue and memoir, and in his reflections on Canadian identity. Ferguson's writing encompasses the whole of human experience. Will Ferguson was educated in western Canada and graduated with a BFA from York University.
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