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Arbutus/Madrone Files, The

By (author): Laurie Ricou

The first book&#45length commentary on twentieth&#45century Pacific Northwest writing&#44 The Arbutus / Madrone Files explores the dynamics of the Pacific Northwest&#46 Laurie Ricou&#146s meditations are dropped into thirteen files&#151such as&#44 the &quotIsland File&#44&quot the &quotSalmon File&#44&quot and inevitably&#44 the &quotRain File&#46&quot Resonant quotations&#44 poetry&#44 song lyrics&#44 and art from the region enhance Ricou&#146s own readings&#44 which move from an academic perspective on the narratives of bio&#45region toward more personal reflections on home and the local&#46

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Laurie Ricou

Laurie Ricou is a Professor of English at the University of British Columbia. He is a former president of the Western Literature Association, and currently edits Canadian Literature. His previous publications include Vertical Man/Horizontal World: Man and Landscape in Canadian Prairie Fiction (0-7748-0023-2), A Field Guide to “A Guide to Dungeness Spit” (0-88982-165-8), and The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific Northwest (1-896300-43-X). Ricou currently lives in Vancouver, BC.


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The first book&#45length commentary on twentieth&#45century Pacific Northwest writing&#44 The Arbutus / Madrone Files explores the dynamics of the Pacific Northwest&#46 Laurie Ricou&#146s meditations are dropped into thirteen files&#151such as&#44 the &quotIsland File&#44&quot the &quotSalmon File&#44&quot and inevitably&#44 the &quotRain File&#46&quot Resonant quotations&#44 poetry&#44 song lyrics&#44 and art from the region enhance Ricou&#146s own readings&#44 which move from an academic perspective on the narratives of bio&#45region toward more personal reflections on home and the local&#46

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Dimensions:

256 Pages
9in * 6.75in * 1in
1.083lb

Published:

May 16, 2002

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

NeWest Press

ISBN:

9781896300436

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Language:

eng

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