{"product_id":"best-canadian-essays-2021-paperback","title":"Best Canadian Essays 2021 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Whiteman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e Top Read of 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe thirteenth installment of Canada's annual volume of essays showcases diverse nonfiction writing from across the country. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The exceptional essay,\" writes editor Bruce Whiteman, \"derives from a passionate feeling, love and anger being perhaps its upper and lower limits, coexisting with a desire for truth, and it aims for the radiance of what is.\" In the 2021 edition of \u003cem\u003eBest Canadian Essays\u003c\/em\u003e, Whiteman's selections seek truth in all the places it may be found, from walks in brambled woods and ancient cities to memories of childhoods that shape a life; to analyses of artifacts both legislative and cultural that advance equality long overdue; to reports from the field that articulate the poetry of the present, the invisibility of the poor, the social contours and consuming mental contagions of the ongoing pandemic. Drawn from leading magazines and journals published in 2020, the fifteen essays gathered here brilliantly illuminate what is.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing work by: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeil Besner\u003cbr\u003e Catherine Bush\u003cbr\u003e Yvonne Blomer\u003cbr\u003e Jenna Butler\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Dauphinee\u003cbr\u003e Eva-Lynn Jagoe\u003cbr\u003e Mark Kingwell\u003cbr\u003e Frances Koziar\u003cbr\u003e Hilary Morgan V. Leathem\u003cbr\u003e Stephanie Nolen\u003cbr\u003e Kevin Patterson\u003cbr\u003e Soraya Roberts\u003cbr\u003e Ian Waddell\u003cbr\u003e Sheila Watt-Cloutier\u003cbr\u003e Joyce Wayne\u003cbr\u003e Rob Winger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Whiteman\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, translator, culture historian, and book reviewer. His reviews appear regularly in \u003cem\u003eCanadian Notes \u0026amp; Queries\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Hudson Review, \u003c\/em\u003e and elsewhere. Recent poetry collections include \u003cem\u003eIntimate Letters\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), \u003cem\u003eTablature \u003c\/em\u003e(2015), and \u003cem\u003eThe Sad Mechanic Exercise\u003c\/em\u003e (2019). His translation of Fanny Daubigny's study \u003cem\u003eProust in Black: Los Angeles: A Proustian Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767920427296,"sku":"9781771964371","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6c48593618d15ace563e2466444d6859.webp?v=1780320504","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/best-canadian-essays-2021-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}