| The Bird Artist Contributor(s): Norman, Howard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312130279 ISBN-13: 9780312130275 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1995 Annotation: This 1994 National Book Award finalist tells the story of Fabian Vas, a bird artist, who draws and paints the birds of his remote Newfoundland coastal village home. His confession that he has murdered the lighthouse keeper begins a measured, profoundly engrossing tale of passion, betrayal, guilt, and retribution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 95005216 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.55" W x 8.33" (0.60 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Howard Norman's "The Bird Artist," the first book of his Canadian trilogy, begins in 1911. Its narrator, Fabian Vas is a bird artist: He draws and paints the birds of Witless Bay, his remote Newfoundland coastal village home. In the first paragraph of his tale Fabian reveals that he has murdered the village lighthouse keeper, Botho August. Later, he confesses who and what drove him to his crime--a measured, profoundly engrossing story of passion, betrayal, guilt, and redemption between men and women. |
Contributor Bio(s): Norman, Howard: - Howard Norman is the author of several novels--The Northern Lights, The Bird Artist, and The Museum Guard--and a story collection, The Chauffeur. He has twice been named as a finalist for the National Book Award. He lives with his family in Vermont and Washington D.C. |