StonesRandom House Publishing Group, 1 janv. 1990 - 238 pages A brilliant collection of nine short stories that explores the realities of contemporary relationships, offers imaginative visions of urban life, and examines the divisive and destructive acts played out on the personal battlegrounds of family life Winner of the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Mystery for The Telling of Lies, Timothy Findley has written novels (The Wars, Famous Last Words, and Not Wanted on the Voyage) much celebrated for their weighty and ambitious themes. In Stones, Findley exposes the sharp changes in the traditional institutions of love, marriage, and family through a vivid terrain of images and insightful stories. Reflecting our changing times with stunning clarity, the tales reveal the menacing and enigmatic aspects of our daily lives. |
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... dress and a chignon . She was , in fact , quite beautiful and appeared to be serene about the prospect before her . " I'm going home , now , to be married , " she had said . " And I'm not allowed to be sad .... " All at once , Bragg ...
... dress and a chignon . She was , in fact , quite beautiful and appeared to be serene about the prospect before her . " I'm going home , now , to be married , " she had said . " And I'm not allowed to be sad .... " All at once , Bragg ...
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... dress and she had red hair . Morrison had loved her for over twenty years . Then one Thursday night in the lobby of Roy Thomson Hall , the violinist shed two decades and stood before him on the staircase in the person of Cynthia Box ...
... dress and she had red hair . Morrison had loved her for over twenty years . Then one Thursday night in the lobby of Roy Thomson Hall , the violinist shed two decades and stood before him on the staircase in the person of Cynthia Box ...
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... dress and pretending with evident success that Morrison wasn't there . It didn't matter to him that she was unaware of his existence . Somewhere , deep in his past , he had assigned himself the role of the secret lover from afar . He ...
... dress and pretending with evident success that Morrison wasn't there . It didn't matter to him that she was unaware of his existence . Somewhere , deep in his past , he had assigned himself the role of the secret lover from afar . He ...
Table des matières
Bragg and Minna | 1 |
A Gift of Mercy | 27 |
Foxes | 59 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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afternoon Almeda bathroom beneath Bloor Street bottle Bragg Brian Bassett brother Bubastis Bud's called Charlie Walker child cigarette Collier Street corner Côtes-du-Rhône crazy Cynthia David dead Dieppe Doctor Menlo door dreams dress drink Everett Menlo everything eyes face father fingers gave glass Globe and Mail goddamned gone hands heard hour Janis Joplin Katie Katie's Kenneth Albright knew Libby Doyle light lived living-room looked mask Mimi Mimi's Minna Joyce Mister Almeyer Morris Glendenning Morrison never night once Queen Street Mental Queen Street West Rita Rosedale Roy Thomson Hall Royal Ontario Museum Scott Fitzgerald seemed seen shouted silence sitting sky bolt sleep smell smiled someone stared Stella stood Street Mental Health streetcar telephone tell thing thought TIMOTHY FINDLEY told took turned voice waiting walked wanted watched window yelled Yonge Street
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