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Slice me some truth : an anthology of Canadian creative nonfiction / edited by Luanne Armstrong and Zoë Landale.
Van Pelt Library PR9189.7 .S55 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Creative nonfiction, Canadian.
- Physical Description:
- 402 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hamilton, ON : Wolsak and Wynn, [2011]
- Summary:
- Slice me some truth: An anthology of Canadian creative nonfiction is a ground-breaking survey of today's creative nonfiction in Canada; a complex and captivating field of writing that the editors spent four years exploring in the creation of this book. Covering the areas of memoir, personal essay, literary travel, nature writing, lyric essay as well as researched literary journalism and cultural criticism, Slice me some truth thoroughly explores the depth and breadth of creative nonfiction writing in Canada, highlighting brilliant writing from thirty-six authors from across the country. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Memoir
- Journeywoman: One Carpenter's Story / Kate Braid Braid, Kate 23
- The Moment of Knowing / Charles Montgomery Montgomery, Charles 31
- Obstacle Course / Zoe Landale Landale, Zoe 35
- Post-Op: A Hipster's Guide to Surviving Surgery / Melody Hessing Hessing, Melody 41
- Ice and Fire, Mud and Water / Matt Hughes Hughes, Matt 59
- Cucarachas / Madeline Sonik Sonik, Madeline 71
- Tracks / Lorri Neilsen Glenn Glenn, Lorri Neilsen 81
- You and What Army / Ayelet Tsabari Tsabari, Ayelet 93
- Singapore 1995 / Timothy J. Anderson Anderson, Timothy J. 107
- Tits / Shelley A. Leedahl Leedahl, Shelley A. 113
- Play / Fiona Tinwei Lam Lam, Fiona Tinwei 125
- Out With the Old / J. Jill Robinson Robinson, J. Jill 135
- We Keep the Party Going / M.A.C. Farrant Farrant, M.A.C. 147
- Healer / Evelyn Lau Lau, Evelyn 157
- Natty Man / Jane Silcott Silcott, Jane 165
- Fishing with John (excerpt) / Edith Iglauer Iglauer, Edith 167
- PersoriaJ Essay
- Water / Lorna Crozier Crozier, Lorna 191
- Boredom / Sharon Butalap201 Butalap201, Sharon
- On the Ausable / Mark Kingwell Kingwell, Mark 211
- The Man Who Stole Christmas / Stephen Osborne Osborne, Stephen 229
- On Dormancy / Molly Peacock Peacock, Molly 235
- Cultural Journalism
- The Centre of the World / Myrna Kostash Kostash, Myrna 241
- On Trying to Wear Al's Shirts / Steven Heighton Heighton, Steven 251
- Chimney Coulee Psalm / Joan Skogan Skogan, Joan 261
- Getting Somewhere / Wayne Grady Grady, Wayne 267
- Travel
- Something to be Desired / Patrick Friesen Friesen, Patrick 281
- Bridging Troubled Waters / Marjorie Doyle Doyle, Marjorie 287
- Found Money / Susan Glickman Glickman, Susan 297
- Lyric Essay (segmented essay)
- A Rake's Progress / Susan Olding Olding, Susan 303
- Nature and Place
- An Island Just in Time / Silver Donald Cameron Cameron, Silver Donald 317
- The Sudden Falling of the Light / Luanne Armstrong Armstrong, Luanne 325
- Pilgrimage to the Past / Deanna Kawatski Kawatski, Deanna 331
- A Recipe for Perry / Harold Rhenisch Rhenisch, Harold 341
- Cross Genre
- Tracks / Genni Gunn Gunn, Genni 355
- La Pincoya / Sarah Murphy Murphy, Sarah 363
- The Joy of the Ancient Marriers / Andreas Schroeder Schroeder, Andreas 373.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1894987608
- OCLC:
- 741399499
- Publisher Number:
- 99946103161
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