{"product_id":"damages-selected-stories-1982-2012-paperback","title":"Damages: Selected Stories 1982-2012 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeath Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If you really want to journey into the heart of darkness, you'd be advised to travel with Vancouver writer Keath Fraser, a man of extraordinary talents.\" --Bronwyn Drainie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn icon of Canadian short fiction, Keath Fraser has exerted a wide and trenchant influence since the publication of his first collection \u003cem\u003eTaking Cover\u003c\/em\u003e in 1982. \u003cem\u003eDamages: Selected Stories 1982-2012\u003c\/em\u003e gathers the finest of his work across decades. Combining the craftsmanship of the form's greatest masters with the idiosyncratic voices and music of our contemporary moment, the stories selected here travel from the richly peopled worlds of Fraser's Vancouver to the Gulf of Thailand, a Phnom Penh bone-house embassy, and the Rajasthan desert, and demonstrate remarkable diversity of character and effortless storytelling across a range of modes. Featuring an introduction by John Metcalf, and including the novella \"Foreign Affairs,\" called by the \u003cem\u003eOxford Companion of Canadian Literature\u003c\/em\u003e \"one of the masterpieces of Canadian short fiction,\" \u003cem\u003eDamages \u003c\/em\u003eshowcases Keath Fraser as one of the best and most enduring story writers of the last fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA literary titan of Canadian short fiction, Keath Fraser's influence has been felt long and wide since the publication of his first collection \u003ci\u003eTaking Cover\u003c\/i\u003e in 1982. \u003ci\u003eDamages\u003c\/i\u003e collects the finest of Fraser's work across decades. Moving, complex, and with the emotional complexity of a true master, these stories showcase Fraser as one of the best story writers of the last fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeath Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e won the Chapters \/ Books in Canada First Novel Award for his 1995 novel \u003cem\u003ePopular Anatomy\u003c\/em\u003e. His stories and novellas have been published in many anthologies in Canada and abroad. Collections of his short fiction include \u003cem\u003eTaking Cover\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTelling My Love Lies\u003c\/em\u003e. The volume \u003cem\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e was short-listed for a Governor General's Award and won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. His novella \u003cem\u003eCharity \u003c\/em\u003erecently launched a new genre series from Biblioasis. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eAs For Me and My Body\u003c\/em\u003e, a memoir of his friend Sinclair Ross; and of \u003cem\u003eThe Voice Gallery\u003c\/em\u003e, a narrative of his far-flung travels among broken voices. The royalties from his international best-selling anthologies \u003cem\u003eBad Trips\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Worst Journeys: The Picador Book of Travel \u003c\/em\u003ewere given to Canada India Village Aid (CIVA), the late NGO founded by George Woodcock. Keath Fraser lives in Vancouver and his papers are held in the Thomas Fisher Library at the University of Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.19 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770190528800,"sku":"9781771962933","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/118ed9b7b41f0d4aeb1a1085e3dc9295.webp?v=1780366760","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/damages-selected-stories-1982-2012-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}