Broken Ground
by Hodgins, Jack
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0771041845
- ISBN 13
- 9780771041846
- Seller
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About This Item
Synopsis
Jack Hodgins was born and raised on Vancouver Island. He taught Creative Writing at a number of Canadian universities, and retired from the University of Victoria in 2002. He is the author of seven novels, including The Invention of the World ; The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne , winner of the Governor General’s Award; The Macken Charm ; Broken Ground , winner of the Ethel Wilson Prize for Fiction; and Distance ; and three books of short stories, Spit Delaney’s Island , a finalist for the Governor General’s Award; The Barclay Family Theatre ; and Damage Done by the Storm . He is also the author of A Passion for Narrative: A Guide for Writing Fiction . Hodgins has been awarded the Canada-Australia Prize, among many others, has received three honorary degrees, and has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. From the Hardcover edition.
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- The Book Scouts (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- sku520002420
- Title
- Broken Ground
- Author
- Hodgins, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771041845
- ISBN 13
- 9780771041846
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1998-01-01
- Size
- 9x5x1
- X weight
- 25 oz
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