The Hockey Sweater and Other Stories

The Hockey Sweater and Other Stories

Series: A List
Written by: Roch Carrier
Translated by: Sheila Fischman
Introduction by: Dave Bidini

The Hockey Sweater, the title story in this 20-story collection, has become an enduring classic: a Quebec boy and Habs fan is shipped a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater by mistake. It encapsulates everything you need to understand French and English Canada, told with humour and love. This edition features a new introduction.

The Hockey Sweater, the title story in this 20-story collection, has become an enduring classic: a Quebec boy and Habs fan is shipped a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater by mistake. It encapsulates everything you need to understand French and English Canada, told with humour and love. This edition features a new introduction.

Published By House of Anansi Press Inc — Jan 1, 1979
Specifications 152 pages | 5.5 in x 8.5 in
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Written By Roch Carrier is the author of more than fifteen novels and numerous children’s books, short story collections, poetry collections, and plays. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada. He lives in Montreal.
Written By
Roch Carrier is the author of more than fifteen novels and numerous children’s books, short story collections, poetry collections, and plays. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada. He lives in Montreal.