Robert Strandquist (38 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Edition Stated.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 212 pages. A like new fine copy appears unread.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Following the success of his novel, 'The Dreamlife of Bridges', Robert Strandquist makes a much-awaited return to the short story form. As always, Strandquist's works explores relationships both familial and sexual, and plumbs the unspoken communications where things go haywire. This collection is more eclectic than his first collection, 'The Inanimate World', covering themes of nature, of building and destruction. Settings are extreme or post-apocalyptic and walk the line of magic realism. Despite the sometimes-alien landscapes his characters inhabit, there is always the motif of adults navigating the riparian paths of longing, love and loss. "The writing is so beautiful, the language shining, enlightening a sacramental universe . It is not the smallness, nor the dog, but the barking that is important, the raging against the coming of the night." -Prairie Fire "Strandquist's prose is spare and precise, studded with startling, evocative images. . Strandquist has a wildimagination and an awe-inspiring mastery of language and form .'A Small Dog Barking' is an excellent collection, well worth reading and rereading." -Books in Canada "Strandquist once again proves he's incapable of writing a dull sentence." -The Vancouver Sun.…

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; Minor bumping to tips. Small white spot of wear on front wrapper near lower front tip. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Following the success of his novel, 'The Dreamlife of Bridges', Robert Strandquist makes a much-awaited return to the short story form. As always, Strandquist's works explores relationships both familial and sexual, and plumbs the unspoken communications where things go haywire. This collection is more eclectic than his first collection, 'The Inanimate World', covering themes of nature, of building and destruction. Settings are extreme or post-apocalyptic and walk the line of magic realism. Despite the sometimes-alien landscapes his characters inhabit, there is always the motif of adults navigating the riparian paths of longing, love and loss. "The writing is so beautiful, the language shining, enlightening a sacramental universe . It is not the smallness, nor the dog, but the barking that is important, the raging against the coming of the night." -Prairie Fire "Strandquist's prose is spare and precise, studded with startling, evocative images. . Strandquist has a wildimagination and an awe-inspiring mastery of language and form .'A Small Dog Barking' is an excellent collection, well worth reading and rereading." -Books in Canada "Strandquist once again proves he's incapable of writing a dull sentence." -The Vancouver Sun Following the success of his novel, "The Dreamlife of Bridges", Robert Strandquist makes a much-awaited return to the short story form. As always, Strandquist's works explores relationships both familial and sexual, and plumbs the unspoken communications where things go haywire. This collection is more eclectic than his first collection, "The Inanimate World", covering themes of nature, of building and destruction. Settings are extreme or post-apocalyptic and walk the line of magic realism. Despite the sometimes-alien landscapes his characters inhabit, there is always the motif of adults navigating the riparian paths of longing, love and loss. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. 2001. paperback. . . . . .

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. Publisher: Anvil Press, Vancouver, B.C., 2005.First Softcover Edition, First Printing. FINE softcover book in pictorial wraps, as issued. PRISTINE. As New. Unread. Not remainder marked. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. 2001. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Special order item direct from the distributor.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Trade Paperback Original. Condition: Fine. First Edition. New and unread. Canadian author's first book, a collection of stories.