Shattered fossils / Sharon Lax.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lax, Sharon, author.

Contributor:

Mirolla, Michael, 1948- editor.

Series:

Essential prose series ; 179.

Essential prose series ; 179

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, Canadian.

Genre:

Short stories, Canadian.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

248 pages ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Chicago ; Buffalo ; Lancaster (U.K.) : Guernica Editions, 2020.

Summary:

"Shattered Fossils, a collection of thirteen short stories and one very short story, takes its title from themes of the irretrievable past, particularly within Ark of Gopherwood, in which the narrator describes his friend as someone who has pieced together elements of the historical past, to create a more complete picture of history. From the very short story, in which a character enters a "painted sidewalk," the collection moves into an exploration of the creation of memoir and memory. Some of the stories, but especially one about a 'bard', set in Montreal; another set in Iceland and one set off the coast of England, contain ghosts. The last is told from a ghost's perspective. Her husband, a mathematician, has called her from the shadows. While she was alive, he insisted time was immutable. Now he is attempting to solve the equation that will bring her back."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Dawn Ascends

An Ark of Gopherwood

The Earl of Beaconsfield

Four Characters

Life is but a Dream

Freedom

The Left Eye

Les monstres affectueux

Affectionate Monsters

Love Along the 63rd

A Symphony

Raw Sugar

The Bard of Dorchester Square

Then They Went on Their Way

Memory Becomes You.

Notes:

Short stories.

"Michael Mirolla, editor"--Title page verso.

Other Format:

Online version: Lax, Sharon. Shattered fossils.

ISBN:

9781771834858

1771834854

OCLC:

1110424829