Martyn Burke

Martyn Burke (born 1947) is a journalist, novelist, screenwriter and director from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His career got started when he began writing and directing documentaries for CBC Television. Burke was also a photographer and war correspondent during the Vietnam War, the background for his first novel, The Laughing War. His second novel, The Commissar's Report, is a story that occurs during the Cold War, and portrays the relationship b... More

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