Synopsis
Received with almost unanimous accolades from critics and readers alike, Civilization is the amazing tale of Thom Moss, a young man who sets out in the early twentieth century in search of a grand adventure. He soon finds himself in the thick of Hollywoodland, employed as an actor by the renowned Caspar Willison, master of the two-reel cowboy flicker. However, Thom's fortune quickly takes a ruinous turn and he lands in the Penitentiary, where he writes the story of his downfall. At once hilarious and courageous, Civilization is a daring work by one of Canada's finest novelists.
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About the Author
Paul Quarrington's Whale Music, for which he won a Governor's General's Award, was released as a major feature film last fall by Alliance, and premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. Quarrington lives in Toronto with his wife and two daughters.
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"A fast and funny piece of picaresque, a refined rollick through the earliest days of movies...A wonderfully looping narrative in period dress, with a plot that fairly spins with ribald, comic energy...Hilarious." --The Financial Post
"Verbal ripeness, a wildly eccentric cast of characters, comic scenes of rare nuttiness, rutting galore, and a quest, which like all good quests ends back where it began in a rather astonishing way...Mythically proportioned." --The Globe and Mail
"Crammed with incidents that occur at breath-taking speed...Consistently pleasing." --The Toronto Star
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Received with almost unanimous accolades from critics and readers alike, Civilization is the amazing tale of Thom Moss, a young man who sets out in the early twentieth century in search of a grand adventure. He soon finds himself in the thick of Hollywoodland, employed as an actor by the renowned Caspar Willison, master of the two-reel cowboy flicker. However, Thom's fortune quickly takes a ruinous turn and he lands in the Penitentiary, where he writes the story of his downfall. At once hilarious and courageous, Civilization is a daring work by one of Canada's finest novelists.
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CIVILIZATION, And its Part in My Downfall (A Novel)
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. The book is inscribed and signed and signed again by Paul Quarrington on the full title page. The book is near fine with light sunning to edges in a near fine dust jacket with a tiny closed tear at the upper rear corner. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 015764
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean, tight, unmarked; remainder mark to upper edge; very minimal wear; Narrated by the young Thom Moss, Civilization is the astounding story of two young men who venture out at the beginning of the 20th century to find fame and fortune. A string of bad luck and startling coincidences land Thom and his oldest friend, Jefferson Foote, in the thick of Hollywoodland, employed by the renowned and much feared Caspar Willison, master of the two-reel cowboy Flicker. Seller Inventory # 003181
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A very FINE, first edition, first printing copy. This copy is unread and in mint condition. Paul Quarrington signed and personally inscribed this copy, "To.Merry Christmas." A very collectible copy. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000537
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