Magazine writer, novelist, musician Paul Quarrington dies at the age of 56

There's a great sense of loss in Canadian arts and letters about the death early this morning of Paul Quarrington, who died of lung cancer at the age of 56. Quarrington was a man of many talents, starting off studying film then gaining attention in music, moving on to writing and novels and winning three National Magazine Awards as well as the 1989 Governor General's Award for his novel Whale