The Outer Harbour - Softcover

Compton, Wayde

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551525720 ISBN 13: 9781551525723

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2015

Synopsis

Wayde Compton's debut story collection is imbued with the color of speculative fiction; one strand of stories follows the emergence of a volcanic island, which alternatively becomes the site of a radical Native peoples' occupation, a real-estate development, and finally a detention center for illegal immigrants. Moving from 2001 through to 2025, The Outer Harbour is at once a history book and a cautionary tale of the future, condensing and confounding our preconceived ideas around race, migration, gentrification, and home.

Wayde Compton is the author of three poetry collections. He is director of the Writer's Studio at Simon Fraser University.

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About the Author

Wayde Compton is the author of two books of poetry, 49th Parallel Psalm (Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize finalist) and Performance Bond. He also edited the anthology Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature. His non-fiction book After Canaan: Essays on Race, Writing, and Region was shortlisted for the City of Vancouver Book Award. Wayde is the director of the Writer's Studio and the Southbank Writer's Program at Simon Fraser University Continuing Studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551525720
• ISBN 13: 9781551525723
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208