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About the Author
SHARON BUTALA is an award-winning and bestselling author of both fiction and non-fiction. Her classic book The Perfection of the Morning was a #1 bestseller and a finalist for the Governor General’s Award. Fever, a short story collection, won the 1992 Authors’ Award for Paperback Fiction and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for best book (Canada and Caribbean region). Butala is a recipient of the Marian Engel Award, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, and the 2012 Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award for Literary Excellence. In 2002 she became an Officer of the Order of Canada. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.
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- PublisherPhyllis Bruce Books
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 000639146X
- ISBN 13 9780006391463
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages96
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Old Man On His Back: Portrait of a Prairie Landscape
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Phyllis Bruce Books, Toronto, ON, 2003
ISBN 10: 000639146X
ISBN 13: 9780006391463
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Milne, Courtney (illustrator). Clean, tight, unmarked; small tear to upper back corner of spine at edge; otherwise very minimal wear; appears unread; The Old Man on his Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area is a 13,000-acre preserve established by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Sharon Butala guides us through Old Man on His Back, revealing landscapes on both an intimate and a grand scale. From prehistory, to Aboriginal hunters, European settlers and today's ranchers, Butala explores the past and present, raising challenging questions about the meaning and value of the land. Courtney Milne's accompanying photographs are seamlessly integrated into the narrative, his images capturing the drama and beauty of Old Man on His Back in every season and mood. Seller Inventory # 007243
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Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Neat dedication on the opening page. Seller Inventory # wbb0022858029
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