The Macken Charm
by Hodgins, Jack
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine.
- ISBN 10
- 0771041853
- ISBN 13
- 9780771041853
- Seller
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Comox, British Columbia, Canada
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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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- Bookseller
- Purpora Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20436
- Title
- The Macken Charm
- Author
- Hodgins, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine.
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0771041853
- ISBN 13
- 9780771041853
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1995
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