Picture of David Bergen (from the dust jacket of his novel, The Retreat, published in 2008 by McClelland & Stewart)
Today, we bring your listeners an interview with nationally acclaimed writer David Bergen about his novel Away from the Dead, a fictional account of victims and their relationships during the historical events that led to the complex and multi-layered conflict of the Ukrainian revolution in the late 1910s. Bergen has written more than a dozen books, many of which feature Mennonite backdrops. He is the recipient of the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his 2005 novel The Time in Between. Bergen grew up in Niverville, Manitoba, and today crafts his prose from his home base in Winnipeg.
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Podcast Series: Tales from the Mennonite Heritage Archives
Episode 68: David Bergen, novelist
Date: March 29, 2026
Host: Dan Dyck
Published by The Mennonite Heritage Archives
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