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Van Herk, Aritha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0771087012 ISBN 13: 9780771087011

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, 1986

Synopsis

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First edition hardcover in dust jacket. Signed by Ms. Van Herk on the title page. Shortlisted for the Governor General's Award. Light bump to top of front board, small pen price partially erased on the front endpaper. Jacket has tear and crease on rear panel, other minor edgewear. Very Good/Very Good.

About this title

About the Author

Aritha van Herk was born in central Alberta, and studied at the University of Alberta. She first rose to international literary prominence with the publication of Judith, which received the Seal First Novel Award and which was published in North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Professor who teaches Canadian Literature and Creative Writing in the Department of English at the University of Calgary.

Review

"A picaresque adventure on one level, and a searching investigation of Canadianness, especially on the Prairies."
-- Globe and Mail

"A splendid ripe momentum."
-- Toronto Star

"A deliciously woven tale."
-- Ottawa Citizen

"A densely suggestive world. . . . There are tenderly passionate scenes, absurd farce, directly realistic detail in landscape and a general exhilaration in the novel's view of the enigmas of human personality."
-- Windsor Star

"Van Herk's sense of the West is palpable. And her language is muscular."
-- Quill & Quire

"Arachne Manteia is a truly wonderful character."
-- Border Crossings

Edition details

• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0771087012
• ISBN 13: 9780771087011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320