| Strong Voices: Conversations with 50 Canadian Authors Contributor(s): Twigg, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0920080960 ISBN-13: 9780920080962 Publisher: Harbour Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1988 Annotation: Reactions to Alan Twigg's first book of interviews with Canadian authors, "For Openers": ""For Openers" is much the best thing of its kind I've ever read, and much more difficult to achieve than the casual reader would guess. " -Hugh MacLennan "One can appreciate the zest, the engaging lack of stuffiness, with which Twigg confronts his authors." -Ken Adachi, "Toronto Star" ""For Openers" is probably the best popular introduction to Canadian Literature that one could own." -Charles Campbell, "The Ubyssey" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Canadian |
| Dewey: 810.997 |
| LCCN: 89131159 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.62" W x 9.48" (1.26 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Reactions to Alan Twigg's first book of interviews with Canadian authors, For Openers: For Openers is much the best thing of its kind I've ever read, and much more difficult to achieve than the casual reader would guess. -Hugh MacLennan One can appreciate the zest, the engaging lack of stuffiness, with which Twigg confronts his authors. -Ken Adachi, Toronto Star For Openers is probably the best popular introduction to Canadian Literature that one could own. -Charles Campbell, The Ubyssey |
Contributor Bio(s): Twigg, Alan: - Alan Twigg is the publisher and editor of BC Book World, Canada's largest-circulating publication about books. He has also been contributing editor of Quill & Quire, Canadian books columnist for the Vancouver Province, books columnist for Vancouver magazine, a contributor of profiles to the Toronto Star and the Writers Union of Canada representative on the board of directors of the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing. In 2000, he was the first recipient of the Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contibutions to literature and publishing. In 2016, he received the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. Alan is the author of ten previous titles including For Openers: Conversations with 24 Canadian Writers, Hubert Evans: The First Ninety-Three Years, Vancouver and Its Writers, Vander Zalm: from Immigrant to Premier, First Invaders: The Literary Origins of British Columbia and Cuba: 101 Top Historical Sites. |