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Contrary Angel

Mike Barnes

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Description:In stories of stark passion and haunting trauma, Contrary Angel finds an acute clarity in those moments when human desires meet the sorcery of the world. The stories are exuberantly diverse in both subject matter and technique, as evidenced by a few of their `Urchipelago', `Karaoke Mon Amour', `Cogagwee', `Do Not Stand Outside the Grande Restaurant.' They take us from the brilliant career of the runner Tom Longboat to the comic machinations of a peeping Tom landlord. The final four-story sequence, `Doctors', follows an Egypt-obsessed girl from a savage childhood incident through her `running' years as an athlete, traveller, wife and doctor, culminating in a devastating encounter in an operating room in the middle of the night. Stories from Contrary Angel have appeared twice in The Journey Anthology , twice in Best Canadian Stories , and won the Silver Medal at the National Magazine Awards.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Contrary Angel. To get started finding Contrary Angel, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 0889842396

Description: In stories of stark passion and haunting trauma, Contrary Angel finds an acute clarity in those moments when human desires meet the sorcery of the world. The stories are exuberantly diverse in both subject matter and technique, as evidenced by a few of their `Urchipelago', `Karaoke Mon Amour', `Cogagwee', `Do Not Stand Outside the Grande Restaurant.' They take us from the brilliant career of the runner Tom Longboat to the comic machinations of a peeping Tom landlord. The final four-story sequence, `Doctors', follows an Egypt-obsessed girl from a savage childhood incident through her `running' years as an athlete, traveller, wife and doctor, culminating in a devastating encounter in an operating room in the middle of the night. Stories from Contrary Angel have appeared twice in The Journey Anthology , twice in Best Canadian Stories , and won the Silver Medal at the National Magazine Awards.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Contrary Angel. To get started finding Contrary Angel, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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