The orange fish - Hardcover

Shields, Carol.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394221001 ISBN 13: 9780394221007

Publisher: Random House, Toronto, 1989., 1989

Synopsis

Emerging from these twelve beautifully articulated stories are portraits of men and women whose affairs and recoveries in life take us into worlds that are both new and yet unnervingly familiar. The smile of recognition and the shock of surprise await readers of these finely crafted stories.

About this title

About the Author:

Carol Shields (1935–2003) was born in Oak Park, Illinois. She studied at Hanover College, the University of Exeter in England, and the University of Ottawa. In 1957, she married Donald Shields and moved to Canada permanently. She taught at the University of Ottawa, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Manitoba, and served as chancellor of the University of Winnipeg. She wrote ten novels and three short story collections, in addition to poetry, plays, criticism, and a biography of Jane Austen. Her novel The Stone Diaries won the Pulitzer Prize, the Governor General’s Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award; it was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Shields was further recognized with a Canada Council Major Award, two Canadian National Magazine Awards, the Canadian Authors Association Award, and countless other prizes and honors.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House, Toronto, 1989.
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0394221001
• ISBN 13: 9780394221007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1