Island by Alistair Macleod
These slow, beautiful stories - resolute and resonant - are small masterpieces: apparently simple but actually crafted with enormous skill and precision.
A lifetime's achievement in more than one sense * Sunday Times *
Startling in their simple perfection * Sunday Tribune *
Provokingly singular and rare, an island of richness * Guardian *
Beautifully crafted stories: elegiac, honest, proud, and both eloquent and taciturn, like their subjects..a wonderfully talented writer * Margaret Atwood *
Rarely does a great writer offer himself to us with an oeuvre so complete * New York Times Book Review *
Startling in their simple perfection * Sunday Tribune *
Provokingly singular and rare, an island of richness * Guardian *
Beautifully crafted stories: elegiac, honest, proud, and both eloquent and taciturn, like their subjects..a wonderfully talented writer * Margaret Atwood *
Rarely does a great writer offer himself to us with an oeuvre so complete * New York Times Book Review *
Alistair MacLeod was born in 1936 and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He is Professor Emeritus of English Literature at the University of Windsor, Ontario.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099422327 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099422328 |
| Title | Island |
| Author | Alistair Macleod |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2002-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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