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Alexis, Andre.
FIFTEEN DOGS: An Apologue.

Edition: First edition, fifth printing, a trade paperback.

Toronto: Coach House Press, (2015). An unusual novel by this award-winning writer who born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada. It begins with a bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo which leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs who had been left overnight at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old 'dog' ways, and those who embrace the change. In awarding this book the Giller Prize, the jury commented "What does it mean to be alive? To think, to feel, to love and to envy? Andre Alexis explores all of this and…
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Toronto: Coach House Press, (2015). An unusual novel by this award-winning writer who born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada. It begins with a bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo which leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs who had been left overnight at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old 'dog' ways, and those who embrace the change. In awarding this book the Giller Prize, the jury commented "What does it mean to be alive? To think, to feel, to love and to envy? Andre Alexis explores all of this and more in the extraordinary Fifteen Dogs, an insightful and philosophical meditation on the nature of consciousness. Its a novel filled with balancing acts: humour juxtaposed with savagery, solitude with the desperate need to be part of a pack, perceptive prose interspersed with playful poetry. A wonderful and original piece of writing that challenges the reader to examine their own existence and recall the age old question, whats the meaning of life?" 171 pp. ISBN: 978-1552453056.
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Condition: Very near fine - appears unread, but part of a poem has been printed inside the back cover.

Book ID: 83192

Keywords: afro-canadian author, Canadian writers and history, giller prize

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Burnard, Bonnie.
A GOOD HOUSE.

Edition: First US printing.

New York: Henry Holt, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (preceded by two collections of short stories), winner of the 1999 Giller Prize, Canada's most prestigious literary award. Begins in Ontario in 1949 during the height of the post-war boo, a year filled with promise, and follows a single family over the next fifty years. 307 pp. Dustjacket praise from Alice Munro (to whom Burnard has been compared), Carol Shields and Elizabeth Strout. SIGNED by the author on title page. ISBN: 0-8050-64958.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

Book ID: 31009

Keywords: Canadian writers and history, first novel, giller prize

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Clarke, Austin.
THE POLISHED HOE.

Edition: First US printing.

New York: Amistad / Harper Collins, (2003). Hardcover first edition - Powerful novel by this Afro-Canadian writer, set in his native Barbados, and winner of the Giller Prize and The Commonwealth Writers Prize. "When Mary-Mathilda . . calls the police to confess to a crime, the result is a shattering all-night vigil. She claims the crime is against Mr. Belfeels, the powerful manager of the sugar plantation and for whom she has worked for more than thirty years as a field laborer, kitchen help, and maid. She was also Mr. Belfeels's mistress, and the mother of his only son, Wilberforce, a successful doctor, who after living abroad returns to the island. Set in the period following World War II,…
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New York: Amistad / Harper Collins, (2003). Hardcover first edition - Powerful novel by this Afro-Canadian writer, set in his native Barbados, and winner of the Giller Prize and The Commonwealth Writers Prize. "When Mary-Mathilda . . calls the police to confess to a crime, the result is a shattering all-night vigil. She claims the crime is against Mr. Belfeels, the powerful manager of the sugar plantation and for whom she has worked for more than thirty years as a field laborer, kitchen help, and maid. She was also Mr. Belfeels's mistress, and the mother of his only son, Wilberforce, a successful doctor, who after living abroad returns to the island. Set in the period following World War II, [this] unravels over the course of twenty-four hours but spans the lifetime of one woman and the collective experience of a society characterized by slavery." 462 pp. ISBN: 0-060555653.
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Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

Book ID: 79913

Keywords: barbados, Caribbean literature and history, Giller Prize, historical fiction, sugar plantation, The Commonwealth Writers Prize

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Findley, Timothy [1930-2002]
PILGRIM.

Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

New York: Harper Collins, (2000.). First edition - Set in 1912, this novel by an award-winning Canadian writer echoes one of his themes of the exploration of the lives of people vulnerable to mainstream institutions, In this novel (as in his early 'Butterfly Plague'), the institution is psychiatry and this is an account of a battle between Carl Jung, "self-professed mystical scientist of the unconscious", and Pilgrim - the man who cannot die, who "claims to be ageless and sexless, having lived as both male and female for four thousand years." Shortlisted for Giller Prize. 486 pp.

Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

Book ID: 60891

Keywords: arc, Canadian writers and history, carl jung, giller prize, historical fiction, uncorrected proof

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Findley, Timothy [1930-2002]
PILGRIM.

Edition: First US printing.

New York: Harper Collins, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in 1912, this novel by an award-winning Canadian writer echoes one of his themes of the exploration of the lives of people vulnerable to mainstream institutions, In this novel (as in his early 'Butterfly Plague'), the institution is psychiatry and this is an account of a battle between Carl Jung, "self-professed mystical scientist of the unconscious", and Pilgrim - the man who cannot die, who "claims to be ageless and sexless, having lived as both male and female for four thousand years." Shortlisted for Giller Prize. 486 pp. ISBN: 0-06-019197x.

Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (prev owner's name)

Book ID: 47571

Keywords: Canadian writers and history, carl jung, giller prize, historical fiction

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Munro, Alice.
THE LOVE OF A GOOD WOMAN.

Edition: First printing.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of eight short stories by this Nobel prize winning Canadian writer. This collection won Canada's Giller Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award in the United States. 340 pp. ISBN: 0-375-403957.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 83085

Keywords: canadian, Canadian writers and history, Giller Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, nobel laureate, short stories

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Munro, Alice.
THE LOVE OF A GOOD WOMAN.

Edition: First printing.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of eight short stories by this Nobel prize winning Canadian writer. This collection won Canada's Giller Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award in the United States. 340 pp. ISBN: 0-375-403957.

Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (upper corner of front endpaper torn, signs of being read)

Book ID: 83086

Keywords: canadian, Canadian writers and history, Giller Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, nobel laureate, short stories

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Munro, Alice.
RUNAWAY: Stories.

Edition: First printing.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of eight short stories, winner of the 2004 Giller Prize for best fiction by a Canadian author (the second time Munro was awarded this prize.) 335 pp. ISBN: 1-4000-4281x.

Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (previous owner's name, dust jacket has a sticker announcing "Giller Prize finalist" although this went on to win the prize)

Book ID: 83088

Keywords: Canadian writers and history, giller prize

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Munro, Alice.
RUNAWAY: Stories.

Edition: First printing.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of eight short stories, winner of the 2004 Giller Prize for best fiction by a Canadian author (the second time Munro was awarded this prize.) 335 pp. ISBN: 1-4000-4281x.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 83089

Keywords: Canadian writers and history, giller prize

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Munro, Alice.
RUNAWAY: Stories.

Edition: First printing.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of eight short stories, winner of the 2004 Giller Prize for best fiction by a Canadian author (the second time Munro was awarded this prize.) 335 pp. ISBN: 1-4000-4281x.

Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (edges of boards bumped, light soiling to back cover of dj)

Book ID: 79959

Keywords: Canadian writers and history, giller prize

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Munro, Alice.
RUNAWAY: Stories.

Edition: Later printing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. dj. Hardcover - A collection of eight short stories, winner of the 2004 Giller Prize for best fiction by a Canadian author (the second time Munro was awarded this prize.) 335 pp. ISBN: 1-4000-4281x.

Condition: Fine in very near fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 46095

Keywords: Canadian writers and history, giller prize

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Munro, Alice.
RUNAWAY: Stories.

Edition: First US printing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of eight short stories, winner of the 2004 Giller Prize for best fiction by a Canadian author (the second time Munro was awarded this prize.) 335 pp. ISBN: 1-4000-4281x.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 43359

Keywords: Canadian writers and history, giller prize

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Munro, Alice.
RUNAWAY: Stories.

Edition: First US printing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of eight short stories, winner of the 2004 Giller Prize for best fiction by a Canadian author (the second time Munro was awarded this prize.) 335 pp. ISBN: 1-4000-4281x.

Condition: Very near fine in near fine dust jacket (crinkling to lower edge of front cover of dj.)

Book ID: 47142

Keywords: Canadian writers and history, giller prize

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Richards, David Adams.
MERCY AMONG THE CHILDREN

Edition: First US printing.

New York: Arcade Publishing, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised novel by this Canadian writer; co-winner of the prestigious 2000 Giller Prize with Michael Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost as well as short- listed for the Governor General's Award for Fiction. Alistair MacLeod called this 'one of the great novels of our time.' 371 pp. ISBN: 1-559705868.

Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket. (slight spine slant.)

Book ID: 34682

Keywords: Canadian writers and history, giller prize

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