Dinner Along the Amazon (Short Fiction S.) - Softcover

Findley, Timothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140073043 ISBN 13: 9780140073041

Publisher: Penguin, 1984

Synopsis

Here is the powerful, haunting "Lemonade,"where a young boy's world is shattered by his mother's self-destruction, and eleven other stories, including "Dinner along the Amazon,"an unusual journey into the complexities of contemporary relationships.

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About the Author

Timothy Findley (1930-2002) was one of Canada's most compelling and best-loved writers. He is the author of "The Wars," which won the Governor General's Award and established him as one of Canada's leading writers, as well as "Pilgrim" and "The Piano Man's Daughter," both finalists for The Giller Prize. His other novels, "Headhunter," "The Telling of Lies," "The Last of the Crazy People," "The Butterfly Plague," "Famous Last Words," "Not Wanted on the Voyage," and "Spadework"; his novella, "You Went Away"; and his short fiction, "Dinner Along the Amazon," "Stones," and "Dust to Dust," have won numerous awards and are well loved both in Canada and internationally. "Elizabeth Rex" won the Governor General's Award for Drama and "The Stillborn Lover" won a Chalmers Award. His works of non-fiction include "Inside Memory" and "From Stone Orchard." Timothy Findley was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and a "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres." if (SYM == "BIO") { document.writeln(" "); } else { document.writeln(""); }

Synopsis

Twelve stories look at the daily routines of life, a man's memories of his father going off to war, a boy devastated by his mother's suicide, childhood sweethearts, lost travelers, and fame.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0140073043
• ISBN 13: 9780140073041
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272