Islands, The by William Wall
WINNER OF THE 2017 DRUE HEINZ LITERATURE PRIZESelected by David GatesWilliam Wall is the first international winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. The stories follow the lives of two sisters and the people who come and go in their lives, much like the tides.
“The Islands is evocative, moving yet tough-minded, written with marvelous style and authorityAfter just the first few sentences, we trust absolutely that this writer is in control and knows what he’s doing. The narratives move expeditiously, even when they’re thick with description, and the characters’ voices are distinct and convincing. It was a pleasure to read."" - David Gates, judge
""William Wall is a tremendous writer, and The Islands is a beautiful collection. In a noisy age of information, these stories, written with pristine elegance and suffused with a rare beauty, do what fiction does best: they uncover deeply humane, quiet moments that radiate meaning. No one—with the exception of James Joyce and Alistair MacLeod—writes about the way the sea meets the land with the authority and knowingness of Wall. The Islands is an elegant and astonishing sequence of stories."" - David Means
""William Wall is a tremendous writer, and The Islands is a beautiful collection. In a noisy age of information, these stories, written with pristine elegance and suffused with a rare beauty, do what fiction does best: they uncover deeply humane, quiet moments that radiate meaning. No one—with the exception of James Joyce and Alistair MacLeod—writes about the way the sea meets the land with the authority and knowingness of Wall. The Islands is an elegant and astonishing sequence of stories."" - David Means
William Wall is the author of four novels, three collections of poetry, and two previous volumes of short fiction. His work has won many prizes, including the Virginia Faulkner Award, the Patrick Kavanagh Award, and the Sean O’Faolain Prize. He has been s
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822945192 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822945193 |
| Title | Islands, The |
| Author | William Wall |
| Series | Drue Heinz Literature Prize |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Year published | 2017-10-13 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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