Frederick Asals ’67 PhD

Frederick Asals ’67 PhD, of Toronto, Canada; Sept. 10. He had a long career as a professor at New College, University of Toronto. His work included significant contributions to research and writing on Flannery O’Connor and Malcolm Lowry. He authored A Good Man is Hard to Find: The Imagination of Extremity and The Making of Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano. In the 1980s, he formed a discussion group, at first with colleagues from the English department and eventually with all who wanted to attend called The Olde Peculiers that meets weekly. He was a passionate cinephile and a devoted patron of theatre and opera in both Toronto and New York City.  He is survived by three children and five grandchildren.