Island: Kanata Classics Edition (Kanata Classics)
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- Synopsis
- Part of the inaugural Kanata Classics list, with a new introduction by Kate Beaton, Island is a collection of stories that captures the soul of the east coast and proves Alistair MacLeod is a master of the craft.A book-besotted patriarch releases his only son from the obligations of the sea. A father provokes his young son to violence when he reluctantly sells the family horse. A passionate girl who grows up on a nearly deserted island turns into an ever-wistful woman when her one true love is felled by a logging accident. A dying young man listens to his grandmother play the old Gaelic songs on her ancient violin as they both fend off the inevitable. The events that propel MacLeod's stories convince us of the importance of tradition, the beauty of the landscape, and the necessity of memory.
- Copyright:
- 2000
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 496 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780771026300
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780771023576, 9780375713040, 9780736671705, 9780736676199, 9780771055683, 9780771055713, 9780771059186
- Publisher:
- McClelland & Stewart
- Date of Addition:
- 07/15/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Alistair MacLeod
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Introduction by:
- Kate Beaton