The Rain Barrel
Autor George Boweringen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 1993
Here are twenty-one user-friendly tales, set in the Okanagan Valley, Austria, Washington, Nanaimo, the Yukon, Iceland, Germany, the future — and Daphne’s Lunch Diner. The Rain Barrel is George Bowering’s first collection of short stories since 1983. Ten years in the making, these stories display Bowering’s meticulous attention to the details of his craft and his enormous sympathy for the increasingly precarious predicament of the twentieth-century reader.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780889223455
ISBN-10: 0889223459
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 140 x 215 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:NONE
Editura: Talon Books
Colecția Talonbooks
Locul publicării:Canada
ISBN-10: 0889223459
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 140 x 215 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:NONE
Editura: Talon Books
Colecția Talonbooks
Locul publicării:Canada
Recenzii
"Enough irony, subversion and playfulness for any postmodern fan."
— Books in Canada
— Books in Canada
Notă biografică
George Bowering
George Bowering, Canada’s first Poet Laureate and co-founder of the avant-garde poetry magazine TISH, was born in the Okanagan Valley.
A distinguished novelist, poet, editor, professor, historian and tireless supporter of fellow writers, Bowering has authored more than 80 books, including works of poetry, fiction, autobiography, biography and youth fiction.
In 2002, Bowering was recognized by the Vancouver Sun as one of the most influential people in British Columbia.
In 2011, he received the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence in British Columbia.
George Bowering, Canada’s first Poet Laureate and co-founder of the avant-garde poetry magazine TISH, was born in the Okanagan Valley.
A distinguished novelist, poet, editor, professor, historian and tireless supporter of fellow writers, Bowering has authored more than 80 books, including works of poetry, fiction, autobiography, biography and youth fiction.
In 2002, Bowering was recognized by the Vancouver Sun as one of the most influential people in British Columbia.
In 2011, he received the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence in British Columbia.
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Here are twenty-one user-friendly tales, set in the Okanagan Valley, Austria, Washington, Nanaimo, the Yukon, Iceland, Germany, the future - and Daphne's Lunch Diner. The Rain Barrel is George Bowering's first collection of short stories since 1983. Ten years in the making, these stories display Bowering's meticulous attention to the details of his craft and his enormous sympathy for the increasingly precarious predicament of the twentieth-century reader.
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Ten years in the making, these stories display Bowering’s meticulous attention to the details of his craft.