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MacLeod, Alistair.
Subjects
Fishing villages -- Fiction.
Scots -- Canada -- Fiction.
Atlantic Provinces -- Fiction.
Nova Scotia -- Fiction.
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Fiction.
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MacLeod, Alistair.
Fishing villages -- Fiction.
Scots -- Canada -- Fiction.
Atlantic Provinces -- Fiction.
Nova Scotia -- Fiction.
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Fiction.
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Island
: the
collected
short
stories
of
Alistair
MacLeod
/
Alistair
MacLeod
.
by
MacLeod
,
Alistair
.
McClelland & Stewart, 2000.
Call #:
FICTION MACL
Subjects
Fishing villages -- Fiction.
Scots -- Canada -- Fiction.
Atlantic Provinces -- Fiction.
Nova Scotia -- Fiction.
Cape Breton
Island
(N.S.) -- Fiction.
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ISBN:
9780771059186 (trade pbk.)
9780393050356
9780771055683
9780771055713 (trade pbk.)
Alternate title:
Island
Description:
v, 434 p.
Contents:
The boat -- The vastness of the dark -- The golden gift of grey -- The return -- In the fall -- The lost salt gift of blood -- The road to Rankin's Point -- The closing down of summer -- To every thing there is a season -- Second spring -- Winter dog -- The turning of perfection -- As birds bring forth the sun -- Vision --
Island
-- Clearances.
Summary:
"A powerful collection of
short
stories
set on Canada's Eastern shore, where the traditions and Gaelic language of transplanted Scots continue in a harsh new world. All of these affecting, elegiac tales focus on the strong ties of loving kin, particularly the link between fathers and sons. Fathers share the experience of work with their sons, and boys puzzle over family events and tragedies and learn to be men in the close-knit communities. Sadly, as times change, fathers lose their sons, who become educated men and leave the land and sea for professions in the city.
MacLeod
's characters are deeply touching and memorable, and their simple lives are rich with loyalty and affection for their families and way of life. The sumptuous language, which immerses the reader in this stunning but unrelenting land, begs to be read aloud."--Library Journal.
Genre:
Short
stories
, Canadian.
Short
stories
, Canadian -- Nova Scotia.
Canadian fiction.
Short
stories
.
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FICTION MACL
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Jul 10, 2024
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