Longlisted for the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Critically lauded, The Beggar’s Garden is a brilliantly surefooted, strikingly original collection of nine linked short stories that will delight as well as disturb. The stories follow a diverse group of curiously interrelated characters, from bank manager to crackhead to retired Samaritan to web designer to car thief, as they drift through each other’s lives in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. These engrossing stories, free of moral judgment, are about people who are searching in the jagged margins of lifefor homes, drugs, love, forgivenessand collectively they offer a generous and vivid portrait of humanity, not just in Vancouver but in any modern urban centre.
The Beggar’s Garden is a powerful and affecting debut. Its individual stories have been anthologized inThe Journey Prize Stories and have been nominated for major awards, including a National Magazine Award for fiction. The collection has been longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
MICHAEL CHRISTIE received his MFA in creative writing at the University of British Columbia. Prior to this, he worked in a homeless shelter on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and provided outreach to the severely mentally ill. A former professional skateboarder, he is a senior writer for Color Magazine, an award-winning publication that celebrates skateboarding culture. Michael Christie lives in Thunder Bay, and is working on his next book, a novel.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 3,02
Da: Canada a: U.S.A.
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: New. Paperback. Publisher overstock, may contain remainder mark on edge. Codice articolo 9781554688302B
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. New. Codice articolo Wizard1554688302
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Codice articolo GoldenDragon1554688302
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 0.45. Codice articolo bk1554688302xvz189zvxnew
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 0.45. Codice articolo 353-1554688302-new
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Codice articolo think1554688302
Descrizione libro Condizione: new. Codice articolo FrontCover1554688302
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Codice articolo Holz_New_1554688302
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Brand New Copy. Codice articolo BBB_new1554688302