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By (author): Andre Alexis

A is a work of fiction in which André Alexis presents the compelling narrative of Alexander Baddeley, a Toronto book reviewer obsessed with the work of the elusive and mythical poet Avery Andrews. Baddeley is in awe of Andrews’s ability as a poet—more than anything he wants to understand the inspiration behind his work—so much so that, following in the footsteps of countless pilgrims throughout literary history, Baddeley tracks Andrews down thinking that meeting his literary hero will provide some answers. Their meeting results in a meditation and a revelation about the creative act itself that generates more and more questions about what it means to be “inspired”

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Andre Alexis

André Alexis is the author of two novels (Childhood and Asylum), two books of short stories (Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa and Beauty and Sadness), a children’s book (Ingrid and the Wolf) and a number of plays (Lambton Kent, Name in Vain, Fidelity). He was a contributing book reviewer for the Globe and Mail, and has worked extensively in radio, having been the host/writer of CBC Radio One’s Radio Nomad, and CBC Radio 2’s Skylarking.


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“A propulsive read, effortless and a little addictive…it is genuinely fascinating, a work whose rich complexities belie its brevity.” —The Winnipeg Review


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Dimensions:

96 Pages
7.70in * 5.10in * .20in
.22lb
100.00gr

Published:

October 01, 2013

Publisher:

Book*hug Press

ISBN:

9781927040799

Book Subjects:

FICTION / General

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Language:

eng

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