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From the Canadian Short Story Library, twelve stories from Desmond Pacey, a major figure in Canadian Literature and criticism. The twelve stories are typical of Pacey's story-telling technique and what emerges from them is a distinctive, even powerful optimism, charity, tolerance and deep understanding of human nature. The sombre side of life is honestly portrayed and juxtaposed against the importance of love as a unifying force. These stories, presented in a simple straightforward manner, reveal man as he is: fragile, vulnerable, capable of crude, selfish and irrational behaviour, subject to defeat and despair; but also, heroic, enlightened, capable of strength, wisdom, hope and joy.

Auteur

  • Desmond Pacey (auteur)

    Desmond Pacey (1917-1975) is a major figure in Canadian Literature and criticism. Member of the Royal Society of Canada, he was an outstanding scholar, leader in University education, and a significant creative artist. His works Frederick Phillip Grove (1945), Creative Writing in Canada: A Short History of English-Canadian Literature (1952), and Ten Canadian Poets (1957), to mention only a few, have had leadership impact on Canadian Scholarship. He won the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1972.

Auteur(s) : Desmond Pacey

Caractéristiques

Editeur : University of Ottawa Press

Auteur(s) : Desmond Pacey

Publication : 8 décembre 2014

Intérieur : Noir & blanc

Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [Mobi/Kindle]

Contenu(s) : Mobi/Kindle

Protection(s) : Aucune (Mobi/Kindle)

Taille(s) : 1,24 Mo (Mobi/Kindle)

Langue(s) : Anglais

EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [Mobi/Kindle] : 9780776608945

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