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The
selected
short
fiction
of
Lisa
Moore
/
Lisa
Moore
.
by
Moore
,
Lisa
, 1964-
A List, 2012.
Call #:
FICTION
MOO
ISBN:
9781770892552 (trade pbk.)
1770892559 (trade pbk.)
Description:
vii, 278 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
"Introduction by Jane Urquhart"--Cover.
"This new volume, bringing together stories from
Moore
's first two books, Open and Degrees of nakedness, as well as new, never-before-published work... "--Back cover.
Contents:
The package -- Nipple of paradise -- Sea urchin -- Degrees on nakedness -- Purgatory's wild kingdom -- The lonely goatherd -- Haloes -- Melody -- Mouths, open -- The way the light is -- Craving -- Natural parents -- Close your eyes -- Azalea -- If you're there -- The stylist -- Grace -- All zoos everywhere.
Summary:
Lisa
Moore
's stories are bright, emotionally engaging, tangible. She marks out the precious moments of her characters' lives against deceptively commonplace backdrops - a St. John's hospital cafeteria lit only by the lights in the snack machines; a half-built house like a rib cage around a lungful of sky - and the results linger long in the memory. The Collected
Short
Fiction
of
Lisa
Moore
shows us that love, alongside desire, can sometimes come as a surprise, sometimes an ambush. She splices moments and images together so adroitly, so vividly, you'll swear you've lived them yourself. This new volume, bringing together
Lisa
Moore
's first two books of stories, 'Open' and 'Degrees of Nakedness', is the very best way to encounter one of the finest short-story writers in the country. This edition features a brilliant new introduction by Jane Urquhart on the importance of
Moore
's work.
Genre:
Short
stories.
Short
stories, Canadian.
Canadian
fiction
.
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Alderney Gate Public Library
Adult Fiction
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