My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries, and Preoccupations (Directions)
by Norman, Howard
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- 0792266307
- ISBN 13
- 9780792266303
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" Master storyteller Howard Norman draws on more than 30 years of visiting Nova Scotia for this remarkable ''book of selective memories.'' Combining stories, folklore, memoir, nature, poetry, and expository prose, the chapters of My Famous Evening ''may be seen as intersecting facets of reminiscence; there are certain refrains, themes, and preoccupations and I placed birds into as many of the book's nooks and crannies as possible.'' His goal: is to portray the emotional dimensions of his experience. Illustrated with photographs from Norman's own collection, this book offers a delightful, witty, and characteristically quirky take on a curious and beguiling region. Read the story of Marlais Quire, a young woman who scandalously left her home in Nova Scotia in 1923 to travel to New York in an ill-fated attempt to attend a public reading by Joseph Conrad. Enjoy the delightful ''Birder's Notebook,'' a collection of stories about the Mi'kmaq cultural hero, Glooskap, and an account of Leon Trotsky's 1915 visit to Halifax, after a year in exile in New York, ''on his way to the October Revolution.'' Norman, Nova Scotia is a place that provides a deep calm but also a ''sudden noir of the heart.'' About the Author: "Howard Norman is the author of five novels, including Northern Lights and The Bird Artist, both National Book Award finalists, and The Museum Guard. In 1997 he received a Lannan Award in fiction. Norman teaches at the University of Maryland and divides his time between Washington, D.C. and Vermont."
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Howard Norman is the author of five novels, including Northern Lights and The Bird Artist, both National Book Award finalists, and The Museum Guard. In 1997 he received a Lannan Award in fiction. Norman teaches at the University of Maryland and divides his time between Washington, D.C. and Vermont.
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- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries, and Preoccupations (Directions)
- Author
- Norman, Howard
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0792266307
- ISBN 13
- 9780792266303
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.c., U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8 vo
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