Cohen Matt Grady Wayne (12 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good in Wrappers. No Jacket. First Edition. New York. 1986. Penguin Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0140079580. Paperback Original. 203 pages. paperback. Cover: Jacque Tremblay. keywords: Canada Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION - INTIMATE STRANGERS opens a timely window on the literature of Quebec. For this anthology, Matt Cohen and Wayne Grady have selected works by the new generation of Quebec writers and have amassed an impressive record of the diverse riches of the contemporary Quebecois short story. Through these stories, which are laced with humour, elements of the supernatural urban paranoia, and the vagries of 'liberated love', the reader is introduced to the unexpected kaleidoscope of themes and styles. From Louise Maheux-Forcier's elegantly experimental gems, to Victor-Levy Beaulieu's hilarious modern send-up of a traditional folktale and Francois Barcelo's witty satire about the collision of the male unconscious with the new feminism, these highly imaginative and off-beat stories are sure to surprise and entertain. inventory #8004.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Steffler, John ; Staebler, Edna ; Horwood, Harold ; Fraser, Marion Botsford ; Macleod, Alistair ; Johnson, George ; Levine, Norman ; Cohen, Matt ; Henrie, Maurice ; Grady, Wayne ; Stegner, Wallace ; Gayton, Don ; Galt, George ; Robertson, Heather ; Hoagland, Edward ; Iglauer, Edith ; Skelton, Robin ; Burns, Mary ; Wiebe, Rudy. Book - Tearing of the front cover near edges, light discolouration to front cover, and creasing of the front cover otherwise a fine tight copy. …

Condition: Good. 'INTIMATE STRANGERS' OPENS A TIMELY WINDOW ON THE LITERATURE OF QUEBEC. FOR THIS ANTHOLOGY, MATT COHEN AND WAYNE GRADY HAVE SELECTED WORKS BY THE NEW GENERATION OF QUEBEC WRITERS AND HAVE AMASSED AN IMPRESSIVE RECORD OF THE DIVERSE RICHES OF THE CONTEMPORARY QUEBECOIS SHORT STORY. THROUGH THESE STORIES, WHICH ARE LACED WITH HUMOUR, ELEMENTS OF THE SUPERNATURAL URBAN PARANOIA, AND THE VAGRIES OF 'LIBERATED LOVE', THE READER IS INTRODUCED TO THE UNEXPECTED KALEIDOSCOPE OF THEMES AND STYLES. FROM LOUISE MAHEUX-FORCIER'S ELEGANTLY EXPERIMENTAL GEMS, TO VICTOR-LEVY BEAULIEU'S HILARIOUS MODERN SEND-UP OF A TRADITIONAL FOLKTALE AND FRANCOIS BARCELO'S WITTY SATIRE ABOUT THE COLLISION OF THE MALE UNCONSCIOUS WITH THE NEW FEMINISM, THESE HIGHLYIMAGINATIVE AND OFF-BEAT STORIES ARE SURE TO SURPRISE AND ENTERTAIN.; Pnguin 1986 in prima staat, met fris en schoon binnenwerk; recht boekblok; nog vrijwel gaaf omslag. …

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Unread copy with crease to back cover, first published by Penguin, 1986. The edges and title pages have noticably aged with the last 37 years. Overall solidly bound and in good condition.

Condition: Very Good. Softcover. 8" x 5". xii, 424 pp. "Thirty-three stories--most of them translated here for the first time ." Bright clean copy.

Condition: Very Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Book has been well cared for. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.