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The fragile lights of earth: articles and memories, 1942-1970
Par Alan Brown, Gabrielle Roy. 1982
A collection of nine interlocking stories and one novella written by members of a reading club. The only requirement of…
the writers was that their semi-rural location be featured in the story in some way. 1996.Small change
Par Elizabeth Hay. 1997
Sleeping funny: stories
Par Miranda Hill. 2012
The nine stories in this book allow us to enter an astonishing world – one both recognizable and slightly askew,…
the world we sometimes glimpse when on the cusp of waking from a daydream, or “funny” sleep: a modern teenage girl trying to navigate an embarrassing sex ed class, a middle-aged country-village minister in the 19th century who is experiencing a devastating crisis of faith, a young pilot’s widow coping with her grief by growing a Victory Garden during World War II, and more. Includes sex and strong language. 2012.Season of apples
Par Ann Copeland. 1996
This collection of short stories, set in both Canada and the United States, deals with men and women struggling with…
the changes of life. The characters adapt and grow, often humorously, with courage and passion.River of stone: fictions and memories
Par Rudy Wiebe. 1995
These twenty-two pieces by the Governor General's Award winning author Rudy Wiebe include fictional short stories often set in the…
West or the Arctic, as well as memories of his Mennonite childhood and his conflict with the community. c1995.Reading the river: a traveller's companion to the North Saskatchewan River
Par Myrna Kostash, Duane Burton. 2006
A compendium of writings including poetry, fiction and non-fiction, from those who have spent time reading the river. Beginning at…
the rivers source, Kostash takes the reader through 21 communities along the North Saskatchewan. Includes the work of Hugh McLennan, Eli Mandel, Aritha van Herk, John V. Hicks and Thompson Highway. c2006.Open: nouvelles
Par Lisa Moore, Dominique Fortier. 2004
Second recueil d'une auteure terre-neuvienne, son premier à être traduit en français. Dix nouvelles solidement charpentées, qui évoquent avec art…
et réalisme l'intimité de personnages ordinaires à travers une série de petits faits admirablement mis en valeur. 2002, 2004. Titre uniforme: Open.Object of your love: stories
Par Dorothy Speak. 1996
Exploring the nature of desire and betrayal, these stories describe the disappointments and reconciliation of women whose lives have been…
torn by the pain of adultery. Strong language, some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. c1996.Les quatre saisons: nouvelles
Par Mavis Gallant. 1989
Par une nouvelliste canadienne-anglaise de premier plan. Neuf nouvelles d'abord parues dans le New Yorker entre 1973 et 1979. Elles…
ont pour cadre divers pays d'Europe et pour dénominateur commun la figure de l'expatrié. 1992, c1989.Making light of tragedy
Par Jessica Grant. 2004
In these short stories, characters often express their grief or heartbreak in unusual ways. In "Plow Man," a man channels…
his pain over the loss of his wife into a strange fixation with snow plows. In "My Husband's Jump", the wife of a famous ski jumper who inexplicably vanished in mid-air copes with her pain by finding God. Author Grant treats the disasters and mishaps that befall her characters not with ridicule but with a wry sense of humour and a considerable amount of sympathy. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004.Love minus one & other stories
Par Norma Harrs. 1994
A series of stories linked by the theme of love - that is, either the absence of or the yearning…
for. The stories are based on important events in the lives of ordinary people, like a cleaning lady's imaginative Saturdays or a divorced woman's search for sexual fulfilment. Some sexual content. 1994.Laterna magika: stories
Par Ven Begamudré. 1997
Bird eat bird: stories
Par Jon Paul Fiorentino, Katrina Best. 2010
In this collection of short stories, a thirty-year-old woman who still lives at home anticipates the experience of a third…
date; a teenaged vegetarian supermarket cashier struggles to scan a package of offal; an inscrutable pelican in a crowded London park decides to try something different for dinner. 2010.Kilter: 55 fictions
Par John Gould. 2003
This collection of short stories presents characters ceaselessly questioning their choices throughout life: a widower bemoans his son's interest in…
meditation, rather than the more easily understood sex and drugs; a father remembers to pick up his child for soccer practice, as a school shooting plays out on television; a teacher repeats her literature lecture for her lover, who listens on his deathbed. Some strong language. 2003.In the spice house
Par Marnie Woodrow. 1996
Gargoyles: stories
Par Bill Gaston. 2006
Stories crafted around the idea of the gargoyle - the concrete representation of extremes of human emotions; the physical manifestations…
of the disfigurements and contortions to which human beings subject themselves. Each story has a strange and unique gargoyle guardian spirit whose sometimes benevolent, sometimes malevolent, presence informs the characters and their actions. Strong language. 2006.Forms of devotion: Stories And Pictures
Par Diane Schoemperlen. 1998
Schoemperlen's stories explore the nature of devotion in its many forms, from the devotion to material objects and daily rituals,…
to the pleasures of the body and the pains of romantic love. Some descriptions of sex. Winner of the 1998 Governor General's Award for Fiction. 1998.Favourite winter stories from Fireside Al
Par Alan Maitland. 1994
A collection of short stories selected by Canada's favourite storyteller, "Fireside Al." From classics by Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan…
Poe, to Canadian works by Stephen Leacock, Margaret Laurence, and Alice Munro. A combination of old and new stories are presented. 1994. Buggam Grange / The story of the goblins who stole a sexton / The loons / The little match girl / Tobermory / Death of a pig / Meneseteung / The ant and the grasshopper / An orange from Portugal / The Highwayman / An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge / Everyday use / After twenty years / Bicycle / Trap lines / The fable of the man with the golden brain / Back for Christmas / Roots / The tranter's party / The lady or the tiger / Morgan Morgan / The tell-tale heart / Hoofbeats on a bridge / Two friends / An evening with Dickens in Manitou Town Hall / The queer chair, or the bagman's story /Dressing up for the carnival (Basic Ser.)
Par Carol Shields. 2000