| The Essentials: 150 Great B.C. Books & Authors Contributor(s): Twigg, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1553801083 ISBN-13: 9781553801085 Publisher: Ronsdale Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism | Canadian |
| Dewey: 810.9 |
| Series: Literary Origins of British Columbia |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.36" W x 8.97" (1.32 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lively, illustrated and guaranteed to be controversial, The Essentials: 150 Great B.C. Books & Authors serves as an unprecedented guide to books from and about British Columbia -- culled from Alan Twigg's unrivalled knowledge of more than 200 years of BC literary history. It also identifies 150 essential authors, such as Alice Munro, Earle Birney and Eric Nicol, who do not have one particular book that is outstanding but have enjoyed outstanding careers. In addition to the essentials, O Twigg also describes numerous other authors and books that have played an important role in BC's history. It is an encyclopedia of BC books and illustrated with numerous photos, many of them full-page. With the cooperation of UBC Special Collections and Simon Fraser University Library, this volume links the reader to thousands of important BC books and authors that can be researched on the author's public reference site, abcbookworld.com. The Essentials provides a synthesis of a life's work devoted to British Columbia literature outside the boundaries of academe. It is a must-have for anyone who cares about British Columbia as an original society. |
Contributor Bio(s): Twigg, Alan: - Alan Twigg has written and published BC BookWorld, a cultural newspaper, since 1987. In addition to his sixteen books, he has produced six films about authors, and a music CD with David Lester for poet Bud Osborn. He has conceived and coordinated numerous literary prizes, and created and compiled a public service reference site, hosted by Simon Fraser University, to offer free information on more than 9,000 British Columbia authors. He was the Shadbolt Fellow at Simon Fraser University, and in the year 2000 he received the first annual Gray Campbell Award for outstanding contributions to the writing and publishing community of British Columbia. |