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On the opening page of this mesmerizing first novel by the author of open, a man puts his head into the mouth of an alligator, with grisly results. The transition from writing short fiction especially good short fiction to writing novellength fiction is one fraught with peril. Lisa moore s wickedly fresh first novela canadian best seller, winner of the commonwealth writers prize canadian and caribbean region, and a globe and mail book of the yearmoves with the swiftness of an alligator in attack mode through the lives. Johns, newfoundland and labrador, moore studied art first at college of the north atlantic in her home province and then at the nova scotia college of art and design. With cool prose and scrupulous observation, moore assembles a loosely linked group of characters, almost all based in st.
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Johns, newfoundland, moore studied art first at college of the north atlantic in her home province and then at the nova scotia college of art and design. The 17yearold colleen outwardly wants to save the earth, inwardly is bent on her own destruction. Some people cannot be bothered to exert themselves. The true stories that inspired lisa moore s latest novel caught. A novel that does for newfoundland what empire falls did for dying smalltown maine and the sportswriter did for suburba. Signed paperback copies of february are available for purchase from our website. She wanted to pursue the visual arts as a career and so she attended the nova scotia college of art and design. Lisa moores first three novels alligator billed as north american gothic, february about the aftermath of a drowning, and.
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All the servants were delighted to have such joy in the palace. Alligator navy general library program downloadable. One of the cookies we use is critical for certain aspects of the site to operate and has already been set. February won cbcs canada reads competition, was longlisted for the man booker prize, and was named a new yorker best book of the year and a globe and. I love the quote you included about the fly, in the context of the quote that i found in my reading, about the balance between chaos and stillness especially given the. Lisa moores alligator gives dramatic birth to a new kind of fiction. Johns, newfoundland, in a novel which has some of the formal separations and isolations of a collection of stories. Perfect little world kevin wilson digital audiobook. The alligator from the title of lisa moore s book is the first character to make an appearance in her novel. Alligator won the commonwealth prize for the canadian caribbean region and the relit award, and open won the canadian authors association jubilee prize for short fiction. Everyone in lisa moore s debut novel, alligator, is passionate, broken, and resolute. Johns, newfoundland and labrador, moore studied art at the nova scotia college of art and design.