One Man's Trash: Stories - Softcover

Coyote, Ivan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551521202 ISBN 13: 9781551521206

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002

Synopsis

In Close to Spider Man—which won a Danuta Gleed Literary Award—readers were introduced to the crystalline storytelling voice of Ivan Coyote. The talent evident in that first collection is confirmed with One Man’s Trash, a series of connected stories about being queer, searching out new frontiers, and being on the road.

The characters in One Man’s Trash make evident the child in all of us, when heroes and superheroes won the day.

Including the hilarious account of an attempted lesbian wedding in a Las Vegas chapel, and a touching tale of being beguiled by an uncle’s independent-minded girlfriend, these are stories about being on the road: to the northern tundra or the southern desert, through cities and towns, on horses, in trucks and vans, with friends, family, and lovers. In achingly personal tones, Ivan Coyote paints beautiful and honest portraits of life, the road, and the spirits within.

Praise for Close to Spider Man:

"Blissfully rich . . . [a] thoroughly entertaining . . . surefooted, humorous take on misfit love and familial solidarity."—Publishers Weekly

"Coyote’s debut short story collection is powerful. . . . These stories consistently detail the pain of being mis-understood, of living and trying to love where one doesn’t fit in, and doesn’t want to. Their beauty is in the sheer emotion they provoke."—Lambda Book Report

Ivan E. Coyote is a Vancouver writer and performer who first came to attention as a member of Taste This, who collaborated on the award-winning book Boys Like Her.

About this title

About the Author

Ivan E. Coyote is a writer, storyteller, and circus performer. Her first book of short stories, Close to Spider Man, won the Danuta Gleed Award. Her second book, One Man's Trash has garnered international acclaim. She lives in Vancouver and has recently completed a CD with her band One Trick Rodeo called You're a Nation.

Review

[Ivan] proves to be a natural-born storyteller.
—The Globe and Mail (The Globe & Mail)

What makes Coyote's stories special—her humour, her humanity, her talent for sketching the bizarre in the everyday—soars beyond cliche.
—Toronto Star (Toronto Star)

You know you've read too many overwrought, over-workshopped stories when it comes as a shock to hear the sound of a human voice simply telling a tale in prose.
—The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver Sun)

It's simply a small treasure of storytelling existence.
—Quill & Quire (Quill & Quire)

. . . razor sharp. . .
—BC Bookworld (BC Bookworld)

With this collection, Coyote confirms that she's a literate, funny person. . .
—The Georgia Straight (Georgia Straight)

. . . beautifully written. . .
—>Outline Magazine (Outline Magazine)

I strongly recommend this book. . .
—Broken Pencil (Broken Pencil)

. . . I found myself seduced by her experiences. . .
—Girlfriends Magazine (Girlfriends Magazine)

. . . a pure, honest style that pulls the reader in. . .
—Westender (Westender)

About this edition

• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1551521202
• ISBN 13: 9781551521206
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128