Remember Fall by Kelly (17 results)

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. This is an original, enthralling, wild, viscerally exciting and often bleakly funny urban story about Randy Gogarty. He is a free spirit, full of lust, full of himself, and he's lonely. He sets out for Elk Brain, Saskatchewan, intent to set the newspaper world on fire. But it is he who goes up in flames. Confused by idealism and loyalties, he gets fired and then tries to survive a prairie winter with hard drink, car trips across wide open spaces full of grandeur, and his beloved whom he tells "lovely women eat, a crazy salad with their meat" while pouring canola oil on her body in a cold bedroom. Kelly, according to the Vancouver Sun ".never writes a boring sentence." in a story that emerges from dark reality through a series of sublime ruminations told in an inimitable style-it is full of wonder and life and love, poignant insights, and irrepressible humour as Gogarty ultimately is saved from himself and the dour forces around him in a totally unexpected way. No reader will forget this satirical, desperate, beautiful debut, voted best first novel of the year when it was originally published.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 175 Pages. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. This is an original, enthralling, wild, viscerally exciting and often bleakly funny urban story about Randy Gogarty. He is a free spirit, full of lust, full of himself, and he's lonely. He sets out for Elk Brain, Saskatchewan, intent to set the newspaper world on fire. But it is he who goes up in flames. Confused by idealism and loyalties, he gets fired and then tries to survive a prairie winter with hard drink, car trips across wide open spaces full of grandeur, and his beloved whom he tells "lovely women eat, a crazy salad with their meat" while pouring canola oil on her body in a cold bedroom. Kelly, according to the Vancouver Sun ".never writes a boring sentence." in a story that emerges from dark reality through a series of sublime ruminations told in an inimitable style-it is full of wonder and life and love, poignant insights, and irrepressible humour as Gogarty ultimately is saved from himself and the dour forces around him in a totally unexpected way. No reader will forget this satirical, desperate, beautiful debut, voted best first novel of the year when it was originally published.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. 12mo. 175 pp., illus. Signed by the author on the title-page. Edgewear and the slightest fading, otherwise a near fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Canadian Edition. 175pp. Prev owner stamp on half-title page and ffep. Brown endpapers. Brown cloth w crisp gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Illustrated DJ clean showing light wear to head and tail, very small wear to corners, now preserved in archival cover. Octavo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. this copy has a solid tight binding and clean unmarked pages.light edge wear to the dust cover edges.Kelly's first Novel. Later GG winner for "A Dream Like Mine".

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Paper covered boards with some shelf wear to bottom and top edges; dust jacket with minor edge wear, a bit of rubbing along rear flap fold and almost no fading to background yellow-orange colour to spine panel. Canadian author's first novel. Signed by author on title page. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. About fine in near fine dustjacket with one closed edge tear. Author's first book.

Paperback. Condition: New. This is an original, enthralling, wild, viscerally exciting and often bleakly funny urban story about Randy Gogarty. He is a free spirit, full of lust, full of himself, and he's lonely. He sets out for Elk Brain, Saskatchewan, intent to set the newspaper world on fire. But it is he who goes up in flames. Confused by idealism and loyalties, he gets fired and then tries to survive a prairie winter with hard drink, car trips across wide open spaces full of grandeur, and his beloved whom he tells "lovely women eat, a crazy salad with their meat" while pouring canola oil on her body in a cold bedroom. Kelly, according to the Vancouver Sun ".never writes a boring sentence." in a story that emerges from dark reality through a series of sublime ruminations told in an inimitable style-it is full of wonder and life and love, poignant insights, and irrepressible humour as Gogarty ultimately is saved from himself and the dour forces around him in a totally unexpected way. No reader will forget this satirical, desperate, beautiful debut, voted best first novel of the year when it was originally published.…

Condition: New. This is an original, enthralling, wild, viscerally exciting and often bleakly funny urban story about Randy Gogarty. He is a free spirit, full of lust, full of himself, and he s lonely.

Paperback. Condition: New. This is an original, enthralling, wild, viscerally exciting and often bleakly funny urban story about Randy Gogarty. He is a free spirit, full of lust, full of himself, and he's lonely. He sets out for Elk Brain, Saskatchewan, intent to set the newspaper world on fire. But it is he who goes up in flames. Confused by idealism and loyalties, he gets fired and then tries to survive a prairie winter with hard drink, car trips across wide open spaces full of grandeur, and his beloved whom he tells "lovely women eat, a crazy salad with their meat" while pouring canola oil on her body in a cold bedroom. Kelly, according to the Vancouver Sun ".never writes a boring sentence." in a story that emerges from dark reality through a series of sublime ruminations told in an inimitable style-it is full of wonder and life and love, poignant insights, and irrepressible humour as Gogarty ultimately is saved from himself and the dour forces around him in a totally unexpected way. No reader will forget this satirical, desperate, beautiful debut, voted best first novel of the year when it was originally published.…

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | This is an original, wild, and often funny story about Randy Gogarty. He is a free spirit, full of lust, full of himself. He sets out for Elk Brain, Saskatchewan, intent on setting the newspaper world ablaze. But it is he who goes up in flames. Confused by idealism and loyalties, he gets fired and then tries to survive a prairie winter through hard drinking, car trips across wide open empty spaces, and traveling with his beloved. And as is sardonically apropos, Randy suffers salvation in a most unexpected way. M.T. Kelly's I Do Remember the Fall is a gem from the past, and a window on a dramatically less politically correct era. As this new edition proves, it's as readable, contemporary and outrageously funny as it was when first published in 1977. According to the Vancouver Sun, Kelly ".never writes a boring sentence." This is certainly true in this story, a series of sublime ruminations told in an inimitable style - full of wonder and life and love, poignant insights, and irrepressible humor. No reader will forget this satirical, desperate, beautiful fiction debut. …

First edition of the author's first book. Wrappers. Near fine.