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The Truth About Stories
In his 2003 CBC Massey Lectures, award-winning author Thomas King explores how stories shape who we are and how we understand and interact with other people.
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I think you need it, too.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Less","OtherText_Accolades_1":"Patrick deWitt has taken all of what I usually expect and want from a story, misted it in Chanel No. 5, and set to it an immeasurably classy lighter. Love it.","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Natasha Pulley, bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street","OtherText_Review_0":"DeWitt’s surrealism is cheerful and matter-of-fact, making the novel feel as buoyantly insane as its characters.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"New Yorker","OtherText_Review_1":"A sparkling dark comedy that channels both Noel Coward’s wit and Wes Anderson’s loopy sensibility. DeWitt’s tone is breezy, droll, and blithely transgressive . . . These are people you may not want to invite to dinner, but they sure make for fun reading.","OtherText_Review_10":"Sharply observed moments give deWitt’s well-written novel more depth than the usual comedy of manners — a depth reinforced by the exit that closes the tale, sharp object and all. Reminiscent at points of The Ginger Man but in the end a bright, original yarn with a surprising twist.","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_11":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrench Exit\u003c\/em\u003e satisfies with its delightful economy. 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Whichever style he adopts or genre he inhabits, deWitt remains a true original.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Washington Post","OtherText_Review_4":"DeWitt’s particular comic genius is to evoke the darkness behind the dazzle. The novel is a brittle, unsettling delight: a fairground ride swooping above vertiginous drops, wringing out laughter and screams as it rattles towards its conclusion. Whichever style he adopts or genre he inhabits, deWitt remains a true original.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Guardian","OtherText_Review_5":"A highly enjoyable read . . . DeWitt’s style is nothing if not idiosyncratic, and his elevated language — played for particular comic effect when it comes to dialogue — is perfectly suited to affectionately chiding upper-class mores. And the tenderness between Frances, her son, and her old friend Joan is of the real stuff.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Esquire","OtherText_Review_6":"A ‘tragedy of manners’ about people out of sync in the world, this novel is disconcertingly funny. It strikes postures where a more conventional writer would have been sincere and humourless. Its subjects are effrontery, wealth, death, and bad manners. Many of the greatest novels are about nothing so very important, and they last because they are done beautifully. French Exit shows Patrick deWitt’s literary mastery and perfect ear. It’s an immaculate performance on ice, executed with sharp shining blades, lutzing and pirouetting above unknowable black depths.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury Citation","OtherText_Review_7":"Disarmingly funny … Billed as a ‘tragedy of manners,’ French Exit is deWitt’s take on a form of theatre popularized over the centuries (but dating back to the ancient Greeks) by such luminaries as Molière, Oliver Goldsmith, Oscar Wilde, and Noel Coward — with deWitt’s snappy yet droll version most closely resembling the latter two. A traditional comedy of manners employs an abundance of wit and insouciance to skewer the deplorable aspects of high society — and the prevalence of appearance over substance in particular. 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French Exit
A brilliant and darkly comic novel about a wealthy widow and her adult son who flee New York for Paris in the wake of scandal and financial ruin.
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Margaret Atwood's classic picture book is a perfect integration of words and pictures.
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At a time when capitalism seems most unforgiving but the need for paying work remains high, it is important to learn how we can be more mindful and intentional about our impact — personal, social, economic, and environmental.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs designer and creative director Kelly Small had to do to navigate a crisis of ethics and burnout in their career in advertising, we can admit our complicity in problematic systems and take on the responsibility of letting our own conscience guide our decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart with one or many of these 100+ rigorously researched, ultra-practical action steps:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-create and collaborate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet obsessed with accessibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemand diverse teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommit to self-care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake ethics a competitive edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe mindful of privilege\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate for empowerment, not exploitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a humorous and irreverent tone, Small reveals how when we release unnecessary judgement and become action-oriented, we can clarify the complicated business of achieving an ethical practice in the creative industries. Discover the power of incremental, positive changes in our daily work-lives and the fulfillment of purposeful work.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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I am honoured to count Kelly Small among the most exceptional alumni of Emily Carr University and to witness the positive impacts of their groundbreaking research. \u003cem\u003eThe Conscious Creative\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for every person aspiring to build a more responsible practice and a must-have for emerging and student designers, artists, and makers.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Dr. Gillian Siddall, president and vice-chancellor, Emily Carr University of Art + Design","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003eAs creatives we influence how people understand and interact with the world, what paths they can follow into our shared future. \u003cem\u003eThe Conscious Creative\u003c\/em\u003e lays the foundation for not only why but how creatives can apply ethics to their practice and hold themselves accountable to their work and their role in society. 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Here’s how to do work that’s ethical and purposeful, no matter what capitalism throws at you.","OtherText_Accolades_11_Auth":"Michael Bungay Stanier, author of The Coaching Habit","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Morten Rand-Hendriksen, Senior Staff Instructor, LinkedIn Learning","OtherText_Accolades_2":"All creative acts change the world, for better or worse, and all creative work for corporations contains an ethical component, which always extends beyond maximizing shareholder value. A playbook for creative thinkers who want to act professionally and ethically, because it shouldn’t be an either-or choice.","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Faris Yakob, founder of Genius Steals and author of Paid Attention","OtherText_Accolades_3":"Kelly Small offers hope to creatives who want to craft a sustainable, inclusive, and just practice within the capitalist framework of commercial design. 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This vital book makes a clear and compelling argument about why creatives need to make a non-negotiable commitment to ethics, and it’s filled with numerous accessible strategies for how to put those ethics into action.","OtherText_Accolades_6_Auth":"Kat Vellos, designer, facilitator, and author of We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships","OtherText_Accolades_7":"\u003cp\u003eA vast toolbox of fantastic ideas that I will use in my work and share with others. 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Being aware of the impact of the systems within which we operate can empower us with an enriched understanding of the work that we do and, hopefully, help us advocate for change. There is a fine line between being aware of issues and being crushed by the weight of the systemic problems we face. Aim for the former to stay in a headspace of action and empowerment, and remember, we can’t single-handedly save the world in one profound act. What we \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c\/em\u003e do is implement some of the actions outlined in this book, and develop some of our own, to effect incremental change toward a more equitable world.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelp your Audience Live (Mentally) Healthily\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eOver the years there have been all sorts of sketchy ways the creative industries have been complicit in manufacturing needs. The practice of manipulating audience behaviour has become increasingly stealthy through the use of things like dark patterns (manipulative interface designs that trick users into doing things they may not have wanted to do), the repetitive hyper-targeting and re-targeting of ads and past-viewed products, and addictive experiences in digital product design. Aiming to identify and avoid these modes of practice is a key step toward an ethical practice.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eI would argue that we can’t be conscious creatives if we’re exploiting self-esteem to sell a product, infusing fat-phobia into our marketing messages, advertising nutritionally void foods to kids, producing experiences that capitalize on a dopamine\/reward response, selling high fashion using violent, misogynistic imagery, or promoting mindless consumption. 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If technology is necessary in your creative work, ensure it plays a supporting role and never replaces face-to-face human connection.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledge The Privilege of Ethical Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eLet’s promise to stop judging the people around on us whose choices we don’t perceive to be ethical. Having the ability to make socially and environmentally conscious decisions can be steeped in a privilege not universally shared. For example: ethically made materials, resources, food, and fashion often come at a higher price point and are therefore inaccessible to many people. To have the choice to work for an ethical employer often demands earning a college education, which requires financial means and intellectual aptitude. Advocating for change can require long hours, emotional labour, mental fortitude, and a requirement for presence in collective action not always available to those whose safety, mental health, or physical health may be compromised. To be supportive allies in the pursuit of a better world, we must start with an understanding of the complex systems that can impact our abilities to act. When we withdraw judgment from other people’s choices, we can remember to do the same for ourselves. Usually we are doing the best we can with the awareness and the resources we have at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"Kelly Small’s experience as a former creative director provides valuable insight … Small’s thorough breakdown of ethical concerns in the workplace can benefit anyone wanting to grow as an ally in a nation rife with issues of disparity.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Cascade","OtherText_Review_1":"What Kelly Small brings to the table is a healthy dose of both inspiration and practicality … Kelly Small’s personal story is an inspiration in itself, shared throughout the book with candour and courage. 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The Conscious Creative
An actionable guide to mindfulness and practical ethics for any creative professional who wants to make a living without selling their soul.
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Autopsy of a Boring Wife
The hysterically funny tale of forty-eight-year-old Diane, a woman whose husband is having an affair because, he says, she bores him.
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Out of the Sun
Two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize winner and internationally bestselling author Esi Edugyan delivers an incisive analysis of the relationship between race and art.
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Tokyo Digs a Garden
Tokyo lives in a small house between giant buildings with his family and his cat, Kevin. Will they ever experience the natural world again?
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The Middle Stories
Balancing wisdom and innocence, joy and foreboding, Sheila Heti’s completely original stories lead you to surprising places.
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Varghese delves fearlessly into complex intersections of family, community, sexuality, and cultural expectation, taking aim at the ways in which racialized women are robbed of power and revelling in the strange and dangerous journeys they undertake to reclaim it.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487011666","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487011666\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Astoria","MetaKeywords":"short story month;frying plantain;zalika reid benta;barreling forward;eva crocker;no stars in the sky;martha batiz;goddess;deborah hemming;creative writing;canadian literature;gender studies","NumberOfPages":"208","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003e\"Anuja Varghese’s stories are cheekily feminist and textured, her characters unapologetically monstrous and ordinary. I loved how many of the stories begin with deceptive quiescence and then twist into the surreal and subversive. \u003cem\u003eChrysalis\u003c\/em\u003e was a joy to read!\" — \u003cstrong\u003eFarzana Doctor, Lambda Literary Award–winner and author of \u003cem\u003eSeven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Farzana Doctor, Lambda Literary Award–winner and author of Seven","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003e\"In these delicate, slice-of-life stories, Anuja Varghese plumbs the depths of wonder in our ordinary and not-so-ordinary lives. \u003cem\u003eChrysalis\u003c\/em\u003e is that rarest of books — a collection where the meaning of words shift and change even as you read them, rolling out a cornucopia of treasures. What a magical, wondrous book!\" — \u003cstrong\u003eAmanda Leduc, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Centaur’s Wife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Peer assessment committee, Governor General’s Literary Award","OtherText_Accolades_2":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Chrysalis\u003c\/em\u003e is a provocative, taut collection, depicting women of colour who have reached the very edge of their limits. Anuja Varghese writes with surreal, urgent, sensual prose, mixing folklore and myth with the modern world. Every story is a surprise.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eShashi Bhat, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Most Precious Substance on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Jury citation, Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"A passionate, sophisticated collection of stories that highlights Anuja Varghese’s impressive range, \u003cem \u003eChrysalis\u003c\/em\u003e seamlessly blends realism with the otherworldly to achieve a work that is rollicking and wry, gleeful and ominous. Each story is complex and intimate, the characters served by rich, evocative writing that goes to the heart of their humanity. 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These are not typical diasporic stories of food, identity, and belonging, but rather ones that weave together thematic complexities of the historical horrors of colonialism with queerness and joy.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eJury citation, Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_4_Auth":"Shashi Bhat, author of The Most Precious Substance on Earth","OtherText_Accolades_5":"\u003cp\u003e\"This genre-bending collection defies expectations and brims with danger, desire, and the pleasures of storytelling. Anuja Varghese’s surreal stories will take you places you'll never expect.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSaleema Nawaz, author of \u003cem\u003eSongs for the End of the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_5_Auth":"Saleema Nawaz, author of Songs for the End of the World","OtherText_Accolades_6":"\u003cp\u003e\"Ruthless in its quest to leave readers both sweetly satisfied and ravenous for more, \u003cem\u003eChrysalis \u003c\/em\u003edisintegrates genre barriers with some of the most haunting, delicious, and emotionally resonant language I have ever read. This is the short story in all its craft mastery. Anuja Varghese is about to become a household name.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSydney Hegele, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Pump\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_6_Auth":"Sydney Hegele, author of The Pump","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eStories with South Asian characters navigating a world of microagressions or pushing back against cultural expectations. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany locations are recognizably in and around Toronto. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClever stories with a twist, includes stories with elements of gothic horror and magical realism. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor fans of the CBC television show \u003cem\u003eSort Of\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes LBGTQ+-themed stories of sexual empowerment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eStories with South Asian characters navigating a world of microagressions or pushing back against cultural expectations. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany locations are recognizably in and around Toronto. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClever stories with a twist, includes stories with elements of gothic horror and magical realism. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor fans of the CBC television show \u003cem\u003eSort Of\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes LBGTQ+-themed stories of sexual empowerment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e\"Every piece in \u003cem \u003eChrysalis\u003c\/em\u003e is as subtle and punchy as the eponymous final story. Varghese’s women are like her words: brutal, elegant, and resonant.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Quill \u0026 Quire","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e\"The stories in \u003cem \u003eChrysalis\u003c\/em\u003e shine as thoughtful, surprising, horrifying, tender portrayals of urgent transformation. Varghese’s dedication to upending expected queer and immigrant narratives, and to spotlighting complexity in relationships is welcome and invigorating.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eXtra\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Xtra","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e\"Whether real or fantastical, these stories are bound by women struggling with love and identity amidst their troublesome predicaments.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWasifiri Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Wasifiri Magazine","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"These are stories of the most common people, touched with a sense of weird, of the beyond, of magic.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHamilton Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Hamilton Review of Books","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e\"Fantastical, surreal, complex, and often quite sensual … A powerful punch of stories.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiramichi Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Miramichi Reader","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e\"[Varghese’s] raw and poignant writing works beautifully to tell stories of belonging, family, and identity.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhite Wall Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"White Wall Review","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e\"A brisk, beguiling collection.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat Shakespearean Rag\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"That Shakespearean Rag","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre-blending stories of transformation and belonging that centre women of colour and explore queerness, family, and community.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_3":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_4":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_5":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeCode_2":"04","PrizeCode_3":"05","PrizeCode_4":"01","PrizeCode_5":"03","PrizeName_0":"Governor General's Literary Award in the Fiction Category","PrizeName_1":"Writers Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers","PrizeName_2":"Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize","PrizeName_3":"Carol Shields Prize for Fiction","PrizeName_4":"Hamilton Arts Creator Award","PrizeName_5":"CBC 2023 Best Canadian Fiction","PrizeYear_0":"2023","PrizeYear_1":"2023","PrizeYear_2":"2024","PrizeYear_3":"2024","PrizeYear_4":"2023","PrizeYear_5":"2023","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2023-03-14","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre-blending stories of transformation and belonging that centre women of colour and explore queerness, family, and community.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"Stories","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
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Genre-blending stories of transformation and belonging that centre women of colour and explore queerness, family, and community.
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Then Mayya lost herself to love: a silent passion, but it sent tremors surging through her slight form, night after night, cresting in waves of tears and sighs. These were moments when she truly believed she would not survive the awful force of her longing to see him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer body prostrate, ready for the dawn prayers, she made a whispered oath. By the greatness of God — I want nothing, O Lord, just to see him. I solemnly promise you, Lord, I don’t even want him to look my way … I just want to see him. That’s all I want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer mother hadn’t given the matter of love any particular thought, since it never would have occurred to her that pale Mayya, so silent and still, would think about anything in this mundane world beyond her threads and the selvages of her fabrics, or that she would hear anything other than the clatter of her sewing machine. Mayya seemed to hardly shift position throughout the day, or even halfway into the night, her form perched quietly on the narrow, straight-backed wood chair in front of the black sewing machine with the image of a butterfly on its side. She barely even lifted her head, unless she needed to look as she groped for her scissors or fished another spool of thread out of the plastic sewing basket which always sat in her small wood utility chest. But Mayya heard everything in the world there was to hear. She noticed the brilliant hues life could have, however motionless her body might be. Her mother was grateful that Mayya’s appetite was so meagre (even if, now and then, she felt vestiges of guilt). She hoped fervently, though she would never have put her hope into words, that one of these days someone would come along who respected Mayya’s talents as a seamstress as much as he might appreciate her abstemious ways. The someone she envisioned would give Mayya a fine wedding procession after which he would take her home with all due ceremony and regard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat someone arrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs usual Mayya was seated on that narrow chair, bent over the sewing machine at the far end of the long sitting room that opened onto the compound’s private courtyard. Her mother walked over to her, beaming. She pressed her hand gently into her daughter’s shoulder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMayya, my dear! The son of Merchant Sulayman has asked for your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpasms shot through Mayya’s body. Her mother’s hand suddenly felt unbearably heavy on her shoulder and her throat went dry. She couldn’t stop imagining her sewing thread winding itself around her neck like a hangman’s noose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer mother smiled. I thought you were too old by now to put on such a girlish show! You needn’t act so bashful, Mayya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that was that. The subject was closed and no one raised it again. Mayya’s mother busied herself assembling the wedding clothes, concocting just the right blends of incense, having all the large seat-cushions reupholstered, and getting word out to the entire family. Mayya’s sisters kept their views to themselves and her father left the matter in her mother’s hands. After all, these were her girls and marriage was women’s business.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"An innovative reimagining of the family saga . . . Booth’s translation honours the elliptical rhythms of Arabic and the language’s rich literary heritage . . . Yet there is no doubt that this is a contemporary novel, insistent and alive . . . Celestial Bodies is itself a treasure house: an intricately calibrated chaos of familial orbits and conjunctions, of the gravitational pull of secrets.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"New York Times","OtherText_Review_1":"The great pleasure of reading Celestial Bodies is witnessing a novel argue, through the achieved perfection of its form, for a kind of inquiry that only the novel can really conduct. The ability to move freely through time, the privileged access to the wounded privacies of many characters, the striking diversity of human beings across a relatively narrow canvas, the shock waves as one generation heaves, like tectonic plates, against another, the secrets and lapses and repressions, at once intimate and historical, the power, indeed, of an investigation that is always political and always intimate — here is the novel being supremely itself, proving itself up to the job by changing not its terms of employment but the shape of the task.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"New Yorker","OtherText_Review_2":"A rich, dense web of a novel . . . The chorus of voices that arises from these pages, at once harmonious and dissonant, constitutes nothing less than the assertion of the right to exist and to be recognized.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"New York Review of Books","OtherText_Review_3":"The glimpses into a culture relatively little known in the West are fascinating.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Guardian","OtherText_Review_4":"Ambitious, intense . . . With exhilarating results, Alharthi throws the reader into the midst of a tangled family drama in which unrequited love, murder, suicide, and adultery seem the rule rather than the exception . . . [Celestial Bodies] is all the more satisfying for the complexity of its tale.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Publisher's Weekly","OtherText_Review_5":"A richly layered, ambitious work that teems with human struggles and contradictions, providing fascinating insight into Omani history and society.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_6":"A book to win over the head and the heart in equal measure, worth lingering over. Interweaving voices and timelines are beautifully served by the pacing of the novel. Its delicate artistry draws us into a richly imagined community — opening out to tackle profound questions of time and mortality and disturbing aspects of our shared history. The style is a metaphor for the subject, subtly resisting clichés of race, slavery, and gender. The translation is precise and lyrical, weaving in the cadences of both poetry and everyday speech. Celestial Bodies evokes the forces that constrain us and those that set us free.","OtherText_Review_6_Auth":"Bettany Hughes","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Man Booker International Prize","OtherText_Review_7":"The novel is a beautifully achieved account of lives pulling at the edges of change. The writing is teasingly elliptical throughout and there is a kind of poetic understatement that draws the reader into the domestic settings and public tribulations of the three sisters . . . Celestial Bodies deftly undermines recurrent stereotypes about Arab language and cultures, but most importantly brings a distinctive and important new voice to world literature.","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Irish Times","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"The first Arabic-language winner of the Man Booker International Prize and a vivid and elegant tale of a family and a nation across decades.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeName_0":"Man Booker International Prize","PrizeName_1":"A Kirkus Reviews Best Book","PrizeYear_0":"2019","PrizeYear_1":"2019","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2019-10-15","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"The first Arabic-language winner of the Man Booker International Prize and a vivid and elegant tale of a family and a nation across decades.","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
Celestial Bodies
The first Arabic-language winner of the Man Booker International Prize and a vivid and elegant tale of a family and a nation across decades.
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The Wayfinders
Distinguished anthropologist Wade Davis leads us on a fascinating tour through a handful of indigenous cultures.
