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{"id":6812121399355,"title":"Loon","handle":"loon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gorgeously illustrated, lyrical non-fiction picture book about loons.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s summertime, and as darkness falls there is a haunting sound from the lake — \u003ci\u003eOoh-hoo-oo\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e ooh-hoo-oo\u003c\/i\u003e. It is a loon calling to its family across the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lyrical story follows the life cycle of two loon chicks. We see them breaking out of their eggshells, then learning to swim, find food and avoid predators such as snapping turtles and big bass fish. After they learn to fly, they migrate to the ocean. 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She swoops far below her, diving fast and deep, so long under the surface that a young chick might peep hoo — where have you gone? hoo — where could you be? She grabs herself a meal — ah there! — and swallows it in one piece.","id":21767015825467,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.592,"height":314,"width":500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_bd3602ab-9617-4263-b1c0-e023364cf4a2.jpg?v=1647969491"},"aspect_ratio":1.592,"height":314,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_bd3602ab-9617-4263-b1c0-e023364cf4a2.jpg?v=1647969491","width":500},{"alt":"A moose stands in shallow water by reeds. Two loons fly above. Text: And when fall finally grows colder, Mama and Papa fly, going their separate ways. They join small flocks and migrate to a water far away, to the sea where they will winter, apart yet not alone, though spring will likely bring them back to each other and this home. 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Loon
Loon is a gorgeously illustrated, lyrical non-fiction picture book about the life cycle and habitat of loons.
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Caravana al Norte
El relato de un niño viajando de El Salvador hacia los EE.UU. ilumina la realidad de los inmigrantes centroamericanos cuya única opción es abandonar su hogar.
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Climbing Shadows
A collection of poems inspired by young children that address common themes such as having a hard day at school, feeling shy or being a newcomer.
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{"id":6815267618875,"title":"Slowing Down to See the World","handle":"slowing-down-to-see-the-world","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor half a century, the Canadian travel company Butterfield \u0026amp; Robinson has been turning travellers onto the joy of experiencing the world by bicycle and on foot. \u003cem\u003eSlowing Down to See the World\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates B \u0026amp; R’s fiftieth anniversary with a stunning, fully-illustrated chronology of their remarkable entrepreneurial journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpurred by creativity and fueled by fun, this is the story of visionary leaders who bucked the traditional focus on the bottom line, and pursued an unwavering (and at times unusual) commitment to trip quality and traveller satisfaction. In the course of simply doing their own thing, Butterfield \u0026amp; Robinson pioneered luxury active travel, established an internationally recognized brand, and brought scores of people into their community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the initiated, \u003cem\u003eSlowing Down to See the World\u003c\/em\u003e is a ride down memory lane. For the uninitiated, it’s a primer on how to live a good life. And for everyone, it’s a reminder that work doesn’t really feel like work when you’re surrounded by inspiring and energetic people.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-24T12:07:01-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-24T09:49:50-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Nonfiction","By (author) Scott Charlie","Designed by Viva Frank","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2016-02-19"],"price":2495,"price_min":2495,"price_max":2495,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40209204871227,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487000714","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Slowing Down to See the World - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2495,"weight":798,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487000714","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_f8af45ae-8e69-4bb4-b7d9-76287afb8783.jpg?v=1678600067"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_f8af45ae-8e69-4bb4-b7d9-76287afb8783.jpg?v=1678600067","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23324549840955,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":825,"width":619,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_f8af45ae-8e69-4bb4-b7d9-76287afb8783.jpg?v=1678600067"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":825,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_f8af45ae-8e69-4bb4-b7d9-76287afb8783.jpg?v=1678600067","width":619}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eFor half a century, the Canadian travel company Butterfield \u0026amp; Robinson has been turning travellers onto the joy of experiencing the world by bicycle and on foot. \u003cem\u003eSlowing Down to See the World\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates B \u0026amp; R’s fiftieth anniversary with a stunning, fully-illustrated chronology of their remarkable entrepreneurial journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpurred by creativity and fueled by fun, this is the story of visionary leaders who bucked the traditional focus on the bottom line, and pursued an unwavering (and at times unusual) commitment to trip quality and traveller satisfaction. In the course of simply doing their own thing, Butterfield \u0026amp; Robinson pioneered luxury active travel, established an internationally recognized brand, and brought scores of people into their community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the initiated, \u003cem\u003eSlowing Down to See the World\u003c\/em\u003e is a ride down memory lane. For the uninitiated, it’s a primer on how to live a good life. And for everyone, it’s a reminder that work doesn’t really feel like work when you’re surrounded by inspiring and energetic people.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Slowing Down to See the World
Slowing Down to See the World celebrates Butterfield & Robinson’s fiftieth anniversary and tells the story of a remarkable journey.
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{"id":7324947513403,"title":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2011 Anthology","handle":"the-griffin-poetry-prize-2011-anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured annually with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world’s richest and most prestigious literary awards. This edition of the anthology includes poems from each of the books shortlisted in both the Canadian and international categories for 2011, and are selected and introduced by judges Tim Lilburn, Colm Toibin, and Chase Twichell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties from the sales of the anthologies are donated to UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, created to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard in their communities.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-07T15:58:14-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-07T15:58:14-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":2295,"price_min":2295,"price_max":2295,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43252707262523,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780887842948","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2011 Anthology - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2295,"weight":163,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780887842948","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":[],"featured_image":null,"options":["Title"],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThe best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured annually with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world’s richest and most prestigious literary awards. This edition of the anthology includes poems from each of the books shortlisted in both the Canadian and international categories for 2011, and are selected and introduced by judges Tim Lilburn, Colm Toibin, and Chase Twichell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties from the sales of the anthologies are donated to UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, created to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard in their communities.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"ContributorBio_0":"Tim Lilburn was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. He has published eight books of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eTo the River, Kill-site,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOrphic Politics\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has received the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry for \u003cem\u003eKill-site\u003c\/em\u003e and the Saskatchewan Book of the Year Award (for \u003cem\u003eTo the River\u003c\/em\u003e), among other prizes. Lilburn has produced two essay collections, both concerned with poetics, eros, and politics, \u003cem\u003eLiving in the World as if It Were Home\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGoing Home\u003c\/em\u003e, and edited two other collections on poetics, \u003cem\u003ePoetry and Knowing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThinking and Singing: Poetry and the Practice of Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e. He was a participant in the 2008 Pamirs Poetry Journey. Lilburn teaches at the University of Victoria. ","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Lilbum, Tim (CA)","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","NumberOfPages":"120","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc"}
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{"id":7130422345787,"title":"The Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society","handle":"the-syrian-ladies-benevolent-society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCBC, Best Canadian Fiction of 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith imaginative aplomb and abiding passion, \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e masterfully traces the deep roots of the Arab immigrant experience. These unforgettable interlocking stories follow an Arab family as they flee the Middle East in the nineteenth century, settle in Montreal in the twentieth, and face the collision between tradition and modernity in the twenty-first. This family includes trailblazing Lebanese freedom fighters, undercover operatives in World War II, and brave Syrian refugees trying to find their place in Canadian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe line of daring women culminates in Azurée, a young Arab woman living in the echoes of her ancestors' voices.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-05-08T16:56:27-04:00","created_at":"2023-05-08T16:26:05-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult BIPOC Voices","Adult Short Stories","Astoria","By (author) Estima Christine","Feminist Reads","Literary Fiction","pub date: 2023-11-14"],"price":1899,"price_min":1899,"price_max":2299,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41234823446587,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487012335","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2299,"weight":200,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487012335","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":41234824626235,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487012342","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1899,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487012342","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b08413ea-f8e7-43a0-9f06-e7d0ac1c65f9.jpg?v=1736550451"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b08413ea-f8e7-43a0-9f06-e7d0ac1c65f9.jpg?v=1736550451","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24981740781627,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.786,"height":2100,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b08413ea-f8e7-43a0-9f06-e7d0ac1c65f9.jpg?v=1736550451"},"aspect_ratio":0.786,"height":2100,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b08413ea-f8e7-43a0-9f06-e7d0ac1c65f9.jpg?v=1736550451","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCBC, Best Canadian Fiction of 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith imaginative aplomb and abiding passion, \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e masterfully traces the deep roots of the Arab immigrant experience. These unforgettable interlocking stories follow an Arab family as they flee the Middle East in the nineteenth century, settle in Montreal in the twentieth, and face the collision between tradition and modernity in the twenty-first. This family includes trailblazing Lebanese freedom fighters, undercover operatives in World War II, and brave Syrian refugees trying to find their place in Canadian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe line of daring women culminates in Azurée, a young Arab woman living in the echoes of her ancestors' voices.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781487006020","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781487010874","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781487011383","BASICMainSubject":"FIC111000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"FICTION\/World Literature\/Middle East\/General","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHRISTINE ESTIMA\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Arab woman of mixed ethnicity (Lebanese, Syrian, and Portuguese) and the author of the short story collection \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e. She has written for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVICE\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChatelaine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMaisonneuve\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e, and the CBC. Her story “Your Hands Are Blessed” was included in Best Canadian Stories 2023. 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She has written for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVICE\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChatelaine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMaisonneuve\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e, and the CBC. Her story “Your Hands Are Blessed” was included in Best Canadian Stories 2023. She was shortlisted for the 2018 Allan Slaight Prize for Journalism and a finalist for the 2023 Lee Smith Novel Prize. Christine has a master’s degree from York University and lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Estima, Christine (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCBC, Best Canadian Fiction of 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith imaginative aplomb and abiding passion, \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e masterfully traces the deep roots of the Arab immigrant experience. These unforgettable interlocking stories follow an Arab family as they flee the Middle East in the nineteenth century, settle in Montreal in the twentieth, and face the collision between tradition and modernity in the twenty-first. 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This collection weaves women together through the fabric of time and through their bravery, humanity, and hope even in the face of atrocities and defeat. Compulsively readable and intricately wrought, \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read from a writer to watch.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eMarissa Stapley, New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLucky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Marissa Stapley, New York Times bestselling author of Lucky","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003e\"Christine Estima’s debut is startling and heartrending, generous and vivid. It’s easy to fall in love with Christine’s insistence on compassion for women who are afforded little of it. With extraordinary prose and boundless empathy, \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e asks us to consider if we are inevitable products of our family history. No matter what answer you land on, this book will transform you.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eElamin Abdelmahmoud, author of \u003cem\u003eSon of Elsewhere\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Natalie Zina Walschots, author of Hench","OtherText_Accolades_2":"\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e, the past is very much a living character that shapes and informs the present moment. Christine Estima has penned a refreshingly vibrant and multicultural portrait of Montreal that braids together different branches of the historical record with precise prose and a sharp eye for human complexity.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eDimitri Nasrallah, author of \u003cem\u003eHotline\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Elamin Abdelmahmoud, author of Son of Elsewhere","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"Gorgeous and gutting, \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e asks (screams, whispers): What makes us? Are we our pasts, all our histories and families and generational traumas stacked on top of each other like a piece of additive sculpture? Or are we our present, our choices, remaking ourselves each day in a continual act of becoming? Instead of answering with either\/or, this book says (screams, whispers), over and over again, \u003cem\u003eyes\u003c\/em\u003e.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eNatalie Zina Walschots, author of \u003cem\u003eHench\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Dimitri Nasrallah, author of Hotline","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eEstima was inspired to write this collection about Arab immigrants in Canada after Don Cherry made racist remarks in 2019 about “you people” not wearing a poppy for Remembrance Day. She tweeted about her grandfather who fought for Canada in World War II and went viral and spawned a feature essay entitled “Living Legacy” in \u003cem\u003eMaisonneuve Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stories draw from the deep roots of the author’s Lebanese\/Syrian family in Canada. Her great-grandfather founded the first Syrian Orthodox church in Canada and the first Arabic-language newspaper in Canada, \u003cem\u003eAsh-Shehab\u003c\/em\u003e (the brilliant star). His son Victor was one of the few Arabs in the Canadian army during WWII, most notably in the Battle of Ortona. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimilar to Jack Wang’s \u003cem\u003eWe Two Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, this collection includes stories that explore historical and contemporary fiction genres and themes, illuminating Arab women’s early-twentieth-century struggles with traditional roles to contemporary issues of sex, gender, and race.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eEstima was inspired to write this collection about Arab immigrants in Canada after Don Cherry made racist remarks in 2019 about “you people” not wearing a poppy for Remembrance Day. 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Indelible linked stories centred around Azurée, a young Arab woman living in the echoes of her ancestor’s voices.
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Skud
In this award-winning novel, four guys -- Tommy, Brad, Andy and Shane -- make their way through the jungle that is the last year of high school.
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Vantage Point
In the fourth novel of the series, MacNeice and his team on the hunt for a sophisticated killer who draws his inspiration from classic works of art.
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Arms & Legs
A taut and suspenseful domestic drama that explodes the comforting and constricting confines of marriage and early parenthood.
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Uncle Holland
From the international best-selling author of Sidewalk Flowers, a picture book about crime, punishment…and art.
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Don’t miss it.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Vancouver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Entertainment Vancouver","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“Irani’s storytelling is a mix of fanciful wordplay … punctuated by poetic insights.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Stir","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBuffoon\u003c\/em\u003e is full of powerful moments and rich metaphor.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBroadway World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Broadway World","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eBuffoon \u003c\/em\u003e… traces the evolution of a clown — thematically and conceptually — and his discovery of his art … [Irani] synthesizes slapstick with tragedy in a final moment that … lands with a shattering effect.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Review_7_Auth":"Drew Rowsome","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"My Gay Toronto","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003eThree-time Governor General’s Literary Award–shortlisted author and playwright Anosh Irani’s critically acclaimed one-man show \u003cem\u003eBuffoon \u003c\/em\u003eis a masterclass of tragicomic theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeName_0":"Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2021-09-07","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003eThree-time Governor General’s Literary Award–shortlisted author and playwright Anosh Irani’s critically acclaimed one-man show \u003cem\u003eBuffoon \u003c\/em\u003eis a masterclass of tragicomic theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
Buffoon
Three-time Governor General’s Literary Award–shortlisted author and playwright Anosh Irani’s critically acclaimed one-man show Buffoon is a masterclass of tragicomic theatre.
