"In a faithless world, the transitory and temporal hold the only redemptive power possible, and at their most eloquent, Bergen's stories are a lyrical evocation of this power."
--Eric Henderson, The Vancouver Sun
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David Bergen lives and writes in Winnipeg. His previous occupations include carpenter, orderly, and teacher. Sitting Opposite My Brother was his first book.
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Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Paperback. 8vo, Light shelfwear; very good. Seller Inventory # 040717
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 38870941-6
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 10321609-75
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Paperback. pp. 140. 8vo. Cut out gift inscription to recto front cover, shelfwear; good+. Seller Inventory # 066502
Seller: Purpora Books, Comox, BC, Canada
Trade Paperback Original. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First book, a collection of stories, by Canadian author whose novel, "The Case of Lena S." (2002), was short-listed for the Governor General's Award for Fiction. 142 pages. Seller Inventory # 21349
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Great Catsby's Rare Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Assumed first edition. Inscription on title page. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1521004411751
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: High Park Books, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The first published book (a collection of short stories) by the multi award - winning Canadian novelist & Giller Prizerecipient for his 2005 The Time in Between. This book was a finalist for the Manitoba Book of the Year. 142 pages. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. *** Signed By Author ***. Seller Inventory # 007350
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Werdz Quality Used Books, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. SIGNED BY DAVID BERGEN on half title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; appears unread;"Bergen is an accomplished storyteller who probes can transform even the most conventional of relationships. Sympathetically drawn, his characters refuse pretence when forced to set aside traditional values, creating their own moral codes when 'other things besides genes.skip merrily into our systems'. ". Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000235
Quantity: 1 available