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When young Vittorio Innocentes mother, Cristina, is bitten by a snake in the family stable, no one sees the blue-eyed stranger leaving except for Vittorio. He struggles to keep his mothers secret but secrets in a small village are hard to keep, and while Cristinas belly gradually grows under her loose dresses, they find themselves shunned by their superstitious neighbours. A classic of Canadian literature,Lives of the Saintshas earned many distinctions since it was originally published in 1990. It was a national bestseller for seventy-five weeks, received the Governor Generals Literary Award for Fiction, the W.H. Smith / Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the F.G. Bressani Prize. In England it won the Betty Trask Award and Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, in the U.S. was shortlisted for theLos Angeles TimesArt Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, and in France was anOeil de la lettreSelection of the National Libraries Association. It was also adapted into a miniseries starring Sophia Loren. This hardcover edition commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the books publication, and features new materials, including chapters previously excised, an essay by Nino Ricci, illustrations by Tony Urquhart, and an introduction by Steven Hayward.
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A national bestseller for seventy-five weeks, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, the Smithbooks/Books In Canada First Novel Award, and the Bressani Prize
About the Author
Nino Ricci, author of the Lives of the Saints Trilogy, is a two-time winner of the Governor Generals Literary Award for Fiction, receiving the honour for Lives of the Saints in 1990, and The Origin of Species in 2008. His other awards include the 2002 Trillium Book Award for Testament, and the 2006 Alistair Macleod Award for Literary Achievement. Ricci studied English literature and creative writing at York University and Concordia University, then Italian studies at the University of Florence. He has taught literary studies and creative writing in Canada and abroad, and is a past president of PEN Canada. Ricci was born in Leamington, Ontario, and now lives in Toronto with his wife and children.
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- PublisherCormorant Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1897151357
- ISBN 13 9781897151358
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages248
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