The author of many books the Arctic environment and its animals, Mowat is one of Canada's most internationally acclaimed writers. Mowat considers himself"primarily a story teller in the ancient sense-a saga man,as it were..." In fact, Never Cry Wolf could be described as a series of connected anecdotes. Mowat has called his style "subjective non-fiction." In othrt words,he engages the interest and emotions of readers,even if a strict adherence to the facts is sacrificed in the process.This approach results in a tone that is breezy,irreverent, and hilarious.