Character Parts: Who's Really Who in CanLit
by Brian Busby
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 067697578X
- ISBN 13
- 9780676975789
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About This Item
Knopf, Toronto, 2003. First edition. Condition: Near fine, book has light corner bumps, light edge wear on dust jacket.
Ever wondered where novelists get the inspiration for their characters? Why the hero or villain of your favourite book seems oddly familiar?
Who inspired Mordecai Richler to create Bernard Gursky; Margaret Atwood to create Zenia in The Robber Bride? In which novel does Northrop Frye appear (as a character named Morton Hyland)? The answers can be found in Character Parts, Brian Busby's irreverent yet authoritative guide to who's really who in Canadian literature. The most original and entertaining reference book to be published in years, Character Parts is the behind-the-scenes look at CanLit we have all been waiting for.
Ever wondered where novelists get the inspiration for their characters? Why the hero or villain of your favourite book seems oddly familiar?
Who inspired Mordecai Richler to create Bernard Gursky; Margaret Atwood to create Zenia in The Robber Bride? In which novel does Northrop Frye appear (as a character named Morton Hyland)? The answers can be found in Character Parts, Brian Busby's irreverent yet authoritative guide to who's really who in Canadian literature. The most original and entertaining reference book to be published in years, Character Parts is the behind-the-scenes look at CanLit we have all been waiting for.
Synopsis
Brian Busby has contributed to several Canadian, American and British publications, such as the Village Voice , the Literary Review of Canada and the Vancouver Sun . A former bookseller and soap opera writer, he is the co-editor of six anthologies of Canadian literature. He is currently working on a biography of John Glassco. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Shop-books.ca (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Character Parts: Who's Really Who in CanLit
- Author
- Brian Busby
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 067697578X
- ISBN 13
- 9780676975789
- Publisher
- Knopf Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- used books, discount books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature; Biography; Essays; First Editions; Non-Fiction;
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