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The Man Game Hardback - 2008

by Lee Henderson

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On a recent Vancouver Sunday afternoon, a young man stumbles upon a secret sport invented more than a century before, at the birth of his city. Thus begins The Man Game, Lee Henderson's epic tale of loved requited and not, that crosses the contemporary and historical in an extravagant, anarchistic retelling of the early days of a pioneer town on the edge of the known world.

In 1886, out of the smouldering ashes of the great fire that destroyed much of the city, Molly Erwagen--former vaudeville performer--arrives from Toronto with her beloved husband, Samuel, to start a new life. Meanwhile, Litz and Pisk, two lumberjacks exiled after the fire, and blamed for having started it, are trying to clear their names. Before long, they've teamed up with Molly to invent a new sport that will change the course of that fledgling city's history.

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  • Title The Man Game
  • Author Lee Henderson
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Canadian First
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Viking, Toronto, Ont
  • Publication date 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780670911479 / 067091147X
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Wrestling, Vancouver (B.C.) - History - 19th century
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008425732
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.6

About the author

Lee Henderson is the award-winning author of The Broken Record Technique and The Man Game. His writing appears in the PEN Canada anthology Finding the Words and the speculative fiction anthology Darwin's Bastards. For a decade he has written about contemporary Canadian artists for Border Crossings magazine. He has exhibited artwork in Vancouver, Toronto, and elsewhere, and curated shows of contemporary art and experimental music, including the inaugural selection for Hamish Hamilton Canada's online gallery, The Looking Glass. He has led workshops for UBC and the Summer Literary Seminar and mentored at the Banff Centre for the Arts, and he currently teaches creative writing at the University of Victoria. His new novel, The Road Narrows As You Go, will be published by Hamish Hamilton in September 2014.

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Toronto: Viking Canada, 2008. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Canadian First. First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 10; signed boldly by Lee Henderson on the title page with no inscription; a solid, clean, unread copy in collectable condition..
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Viking, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st CANADIAN edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket has mild edgewear, now in a protective mylar sleeve. Book has dusting to the edges of the pageblock. Remainder dot. The Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize- and City of Vancouver Book Award-winning novel by the author of "The Broken Record Technique" and "The Road Narrows As You Go". Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Toronto: Viking Canada, 2008. (CAD) First printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page, no other markings, Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 513pp. From the dust jacket: On a recent Vancouver Sunday afternoon, a young man stumbles upon a secret sport invented more than a century before, at the birth of his city. Thus begins The Man Game, Lee Henderson’s epic tale of loved requited and not, that crosses the contemporary and historical in an extravagant, anarchistic retelling of the early days of a pioneer town on the edge of the known world. In 1886, out of the smouldering ashes of the great fire that destroyed much of the city,Molly Erwagen—former vaudeville performer—arrives from Toronto with her beloved husband, Samuel, to start a new life. Meanwhile, Litz and Pisk, two lumberjacks exiled after the fire, and blamed for having started it, are trying to clear their names. Before long, they’ve teamed up with Molly to invent a new sport that will change the course of… Read more
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Viking Canada, Toronto, 2008 Viking Canada, Toronto, 2008. First edition. First printing, with full number line to 1. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy, with price ($32.00) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Crease on top edge of front panel (as pictured). This copy has been SIGNED by Henderson on the title page (as pictured). #3 on National Post's 10 Best Works of Canadian Fiction in the Past Decade. Signed-Fiction.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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