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Prose by Playwright
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Night in Tunisia
Neil Jordan
In the seaside towns of Ireland, within the tiled Vistorian walls
of Kensal Rise Baths, powerful rites of passage take place - the end
of childhood, the moment of death, the end of a love affair. Each in
turn reveals the extrordinary imagination and insight that characterises
both the fiction and films of Neil Jordan. Winner
of the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1976, the stunning stories of Night
in
Tunisia marked the debut of an outstanding writer, and won him immediate
acclaim.
Softcover, 120 pp. $18.95.
Sunrise with Sea Monster
Neil Jordan
Sunrise With Sea Monster is a lyrical and tender book about a man who is
haunted by memories of his childhood as he awaits execution in Spain during the
Civil War.
Softcover, 185 pp. $18.95.
The Hamlet Murders
David Rotenberg
Softcover, 215 pp. $24.95.
An English Gentleman
Sky Gilbert
Based on the discovery of a small portion of the long-suppressed
letters between James Barrie and his adopted son, Sky Gilbert's fourth
novel takes the reader into the lives of five very different men.
In parts an historical novel, a psychological exploration of the
responsibilities of war, a romance, and a satire of a romance, An
English Gentleman is a highly entertaining and fiercely intelligent
new work. Hardcover, 262 pp. $29.95.
The Meaning of Wife
Anne Kingston
The Meaning of Wife traverses the complex landscape of contemporary wifehood.
Kingston writes with a cynical wit, analyzing the married woman's relationship
to female power, sexuality, and worth. By examining contemporary female icons
- real and fictional, The Meaning of Wife reframes the modern view of
both women, and marriage. Hardcover, 334 pp. $36.95.
The Body
Hanif Kureshi
Hardcover, 149 pp. $30.00.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Gregory Maguire
Part fantasy thriller, part psychological study, part political cautionary
tale, Maguire's Wicked has given us the story of a new heroine in fantasy
literature. With magical prose, Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and
vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. This edition contains
an inset of photographs from the new musical Wicked, featuring the original
Broadway cast. Softcover, 409 pp. $23.00.
Lives of the Circus Animal
Christopher Bram
Hardcover, 341 pp. $38.95.
HA!
Gordon Sheppard
Hardcover, 868 pp. $39.95.
Great Dream of Heaven: Stories
Sam Shepard
In these eighteen terse stories Sam Shepard is at his best, exercising
his gifts for diamond-sharp physical description and effortless dialogue
in stories that recall the themes he has explored with such singular
intensity in his work for the theatre. Hardcover, 142 pp. $30.00.
Me, I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Alan Bennett
Softcover, 242 pp. $33.00.
Porno
Irvine Welsh
Softcover, 484 pp. $19.95.
Tommy's Tale
Alan Cumming
Hardcover, 264 pp. $37.95.
Fanny: A Fiction
Edmund White
Hardcover, 369 pp. $38.95.
A Distant Shore
Caryl Phillips
Hardcover, 277 pp. $35.95.
Olivia... and the Missing Toy
Ian Falconer
Hardcover, $25.00.
Transient Dancing
Gale Zoe Garnett
Hardcover, 308 pp. $29.95.
Sixty-Six
Barry Levinson
Hardcover, 271 pp. $34.95.
The Pleasure of My Company
Steve Martin
Hardcover, 163 pp. $29.95.
Oscar Wilde: Selected Poems
Hardcover, 113 pp. $10.95.
The Way the Crow Flies
Saturday October 25 at 1 pm.
Set on an Ontario air force base, Ann-Marie MacDonald's new novel portrays the
early sixties as a time of optimism infused with the excitement of the space
race and overshadowed by the menace of the Cold War. The story is filtered through
the imagination of 8 years old Madeleine McCarthy as she finds pain, confusion
and humour in an adult world. At once a loving portrayal and an indictment of
an era, The Way the Crow Flies is as masterful and compelling as it is rich and
rewarding. Hardcover, 718 pp. $37.95
Fall on Your Knees
Anne-Marie MacDonald
Softcover, 696 pp. $11.99.
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwwod
Finally available in softcover, Atwood displays her customary dark humour and
sharp wit in the outlandish yet wholly believable world of Oryx & Crake.
This is Margaret Atwood at the absoloute peak of her powers. For readers of
Oryx & Crake, nothing will ever look the same again. Softcover, 443 pp.
$11.99.
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