Description
Finding Again the World brings together a dozen of the best stories by John Metcalf, a modern master of the form. Spanning more than fifty years and ranging from some of his earliest published stories, such as "Dandelions" and "The Eastmill Reception Centre," to his latest, with "Ceazer Salad" and "The Museum at the End of the World," this current gathering shows a writer whose voice, at every stage of his career, is unmistakeable. These are elegant and brilliantly charged fictions, entertaining and moving and mischievous: taking the dross and straw of everyday life and transforming it, through some sort of alchemical process of sensibility, into art. With an introduction by Keath Fraser, Finding Again the World is a landmark collection, a sumptuous gathering of singular work: these are stories that will last.
Co-op available Advance reader copies National print and online campaign General interest: The Believer, Bookforum, The Atlantic, The New York Times, NYTBR, LA Times, Time, LARB, Harper's, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, SF Chronicle Trades: Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus, Library Journal Shelf Awareness North American TV & Radio Campaign. Pitch interviews and reviews to NPR and CBC. Online and Social Media Campaign.Pitch interviews and reviews to The Rumpus, Electric Literature, The Millions, Largehearted Boy, Shelf Awareness, Jezebel, Slate, Salon, LARB, NYRB, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Quarterly Conversation, Brooklyn Rail, Flavorwire, Buzzfeed. Canadian Media: Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Quill & Quire, Canadian Notes and Queries, Winnipeg Free Press Promote on Social Media and via Biblioasis and author websites.General Ebook Plan.Ebook available through Biblioasis and author websites.Giveaways through Edelweiss, Facebook, Goodreads, Twitter
About the Author
John Metcalf has been one of the leading editors in Canada for more than five decades, editing more than 200 books over this time, including 18 volumes of the Best Canadian Stories series. He is also the author of more than a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction, including Vital Signs: Collected Novellas, An Aesthetic Underground: A Literary Memoir, Shut Up He Explained, The Canadian Short Story, and The Museum at the End of the World. Senior Fiction Editor at Biblioasis, he lives in Ottawa.
Reviews
Praise for Finding Again the World "Masterful...Harsh reality, hope, and caricature mingle in this tour de force. As Metcalf says in his previous book, "Writing is very hard work but at the same time it is delightful play." An exceptional collection." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A delight to read...[Metcalf] submerges the reader completely into the universe of his writing...Every character is deeply authentic and each setting is described with striking imagery. Metcalf's writing is impossible to forget and his stories will feel as if they've become a part of you-or rather, as if you have become a part of them...Metcalf is a crucial figure to Canadian writing and the Canadian community as a whole." -The Charlatan Praise for John Metcalf "John Metcalf has written some of the very best stories ever published in this country." -Alice Munro "[Metcalf's] talent is generous, hectoring, huge, and remarkable." -The Washington Post "In the past few decades, Canada has won a reputation as a prolific producer of high-quality short stories. Alice Munro, Mavis Gallant and John Metcalf are among those who have proven themselves masters of the difficult form." -Maclean's "Hilarious, touching and delightful ... brilliant concision and understated humor." -Los Angeles Times "A master stylist confidently at work in his favoured form." -The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature: Second Edition
Book Information
ISBN 9781771962520
Author John Metcalf
Format Paperback
Page Count 600
Imprint Biblioasis
Publisher Biblioasis
Co-op available Advance reader copies National print and online campaign General interest: The Believer, Bookforum, The Atlantic, The New York Times, NYTBR, LA Times, Time, LARB, Harper's, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, SF Chronicle Trades: Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus, Library Journal Shelf Awareness North American TV & Radio Campaign. Pitch interviews and reviews to NPR and CBC. Online and Social Media Campaign.Pitch interviews and reviews to The Rumpus, Electric Literature, The Millions, Largehearted Boy, Shelf Awareness, Jezebel, Slate, Salon, LARB, NYRB, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Quarterly Conversation, Brooklyn Rail, Flavorwire, Buzzfeed. Canadian Media: Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Quill & Quire, Canadian Notes and Queries, Winnipeg Free Press Promote on Social Media and via Biblioasis and author websites.General Ebook Plan.Ebook available through Biblioasis and author websites.Giveaways through Edelweiss, Facebook, Goodreads, Twitter
About the Author
John Metcalf has been one of the leading editors in Canada for more than five decades, editing more than 200 books over this time, including 18 volumes of the Best Canadian Stories series. He is also the author of more than a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction, including Vital Signs: Collected Novellas, An Aesthetic Underground: A Literary Memoir, Shut Up He Explained, The Canadian Short Story, and The Museum at the End of the World. Senior Fiction Editor at Biblioasis, he lives in Ottawa.
Reviews
Praise for Finding Again the World "Masterful...Harsh reality, hope, and caricature mingle in this tour de force. As Metcalf says in his previous book, "Writing is very hard work but at the same time it is delightful play." An exceptional collection." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A delight to read...[Metcalf] submerges the reader completely into the universe of his writing...Every character is deeply authentic and each setting is described with striking imagery. Metcalf's writing is impossible to forget and his stories will feel as if they've become a part of you-or rather, as if you have become a part of them...Metcalf is a crucial figure to Canadian writing and the Canadian community as a whole." -The Charlatan Praise for John Metcalf "John Metcalf has written some of the very best stories ever published in this country." -Alice Munro "[Metcalf's] talent is generous, hectoring, huge, and remarkable." -The Washington Post "In the past few decades, Canada has won a reputation as a prolific producer of high-quality short stories. Alice Munro, Mavis Gallant and John Metcalf are among those who have proven themselves masters of the difficult form." -Maclean's "Hilarious, touching and delightful ... brilliant concision and understated humor." -Los Angeles Times "A master stylist confidently at work in his favoured form." -The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature: Second Edition
Book Information
ISBN 9781771962520
Author John Metcalf
Format Paperback
Page Count 600
Imprint Biblioasis
Publisher Biblioasis
