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{"id":7324949577787,"title":"The 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology","handle":"the-2016-griffin-poetry-prize-anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach year, the best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious and richest literary awards. Since 2001 this annual prize has acted as a tremendous spur to interest in and recognition of poetry, focusing worldwide attention on the formidable talent of poets writing in English and works in translation. And each year The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology features the work of the extraordinary poets shortlisted for the awards, and introduces us to some of the finest poems in their collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year, editor and prize juror Adam Sol’s selections from the international shortlist include poems from Norman Dubie’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Quotations of Bone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Copper Canyon Press), Joy Harjo’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eConflict Resolution for Holy Beings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company), Don Paterson’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e40 Sonnets\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Faber and Faber), and Rowan Ricardo Phillips’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Farrar, Straus and Giroux). The selections from the Canadian shortlist include poems from Per Brask and Patrick Friesen’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrayed Opus for Strings \u0026amp; Wind Instruments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Brick Books), translated from the Danish written by Ulrikka S. Gernes,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Liz Howard (McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTell: poems for a girlhood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Soraya Peerbaye (Pedlar Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties generated from The 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology will be donated to UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, which was created to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard in their communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlist to be announced: April 12, 2016\u003cbr\u003eReadings: June 1, 2016\u003cbr\u003ePrizes awarded: June 2, 2016\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-07T16:25:51-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-07T16:25:51-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"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":43249810374715,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9781487000875","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"The 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":249,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9781487000875","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\u003eEach year, the best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious and richest literary awards. Since 2001 this annual prize has acted as a tremendous spur to interest in and recognition of poetry, focusing worldwide attention on the formidable talent of poets writing in English and works in translation. And each year The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology features the work of the extraordinary poets shortlisted for the awards, and introduces us to some of the finest poems in their collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year, editor and prize juror Adam Sol’s selections from the international shortlist include poems from Norman Dubie’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Quotations of Bone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Copper Canyon Press), Joy Harjo’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eConflict Resolution for Holy Beings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company), Don Paterson’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e40 Sonnets\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Faber and Faber), and Rowan Ricardo Phillips’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Farrar, Straus and Giroux). The selections from the Canadian shortlist include poems from Per Brask and Patrick Friesen’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrayed Opus for Strings \u0026amp; Wind Instruments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Brick Books), translated from the Danish written by Ulrikka S. Gernes,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Liz Howard (McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTell: poems for a girlhood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Soraya Peerbaye (Pedlar Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties generated from The 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology will be donated to UNESCO’s World Poetry Day, which was created to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard in their communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlist to be announced: April 12, 2016\u003cbr\u003eReadings: June 1, 2016\u003cbr\u003ePrizes awarded: June 2, 2016\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":6815473205307,"title":"Ravenscrag","handle":"ravenscrag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe writer Alain Farah is living in two time periods, and he feels out of place in both. At the opening of his story, we find ourselves at McGill in 1962 and 2012. But the real problem lies elsewhere: on campus, a psychiatrist is conducting dangerous and unethical experiments on his patients. The writer’s uncle, Nab Safi, knows something about it, but soon he won’t be around to tell his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so begins an investigation in which time, place, memory, and people collide. A mother in the Lebanese ghetto bets her son in a game of dice to settle her debts. Dinosaurs are resurrected. An odd gun will be used to determine the outcome for those who truly believe. A torn old photo and a gothic swimming pool lead to the disturbing depths of Ravenscrag, a mournful manor with 36 chambers…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRavenscrag\u003c\/em\u003e is an intriguing and truly original blend of retro science fiction and autobiography. It’s about resilience, literature as remedy, and ultimately, it’s a novel about survival through storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-24T17:44:08-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-24T14:42:11-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["By (author) Farah Alain","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2015-01-24","Translated by Lederhendler Lazer"],"price":1295,"price_min":1295,"price_max":2295,"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":40210004836411,"title":"trade paperback with flaps","option1":"trade paperback with flaps","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770898950","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Ravenscrag - trade paperback with flaps","public_title":"trade paperback with flaps","options":["trade paperback with flaps"],"price":2295,"weight":299,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770898950","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40210118705211,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770898967","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Ravenscrag - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1295,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770898967","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40210119229499,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770898974","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Ravenscrag - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1295,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770898974","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5076862d-f6bc-4892-83d8-37fb65825d76.jpg?v=1678596441"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5076862d-f6bc-4892-83d8-37fb65825d76.jpg?v=1678596441","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23324488859707,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"width":1575,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5076862d-f6bc-4892-83d8-37fb65825d76.jpg?v=1678596441"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_5076862d-f6bc-4892-83d8-37fb65825d76.jpg?v=1678596441","width":1575}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThe writer Alain Farah is living in two time periods, and he feels out of place in both. At the opening of his story, we find ourselves at McGill in 1962 and 2012. But the real problem lies elsewhere: on campus, a psychiatrist is conducting dangerous and unethical experiments on his patients. The writer’s uncle, Nab Safi, knows something about it, but soon he won’t be around to tell his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so begins an investigation in which time, place, memory, and people collide. A mother in the Lebanese ghetto bets her son in a game of dice to settle her debts. Dinosaurs are resurrected. An odd gun will be used to determine the outcome for those who truly believe. A torn old photo and a gothic swimming pool lead to the disturbing depths of Ravenscrag, a mournful manor with 36 chambers…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRavenscrag\u003c\/em\u003e is an intriguing and truly original blend of retro science fiction and autobiography. It’s about resilience, literature as remedy, and ultimately, it’s a novel about survival through storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Ravenscrag
A playful, semi-autobiographical, retro science fiction novel about mind control, memory, and madness — based on historical events.
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{"id":6815468847163,"title":"Basic Black with Pearls","handle":"basic-black-with-pearls","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lost feminist classic — and winner of the Toronto Book Award — reissued to coincide with the 35th anniversary of publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her yearning, elusive search for a lover, Shirley Kaszenbowski sheds her drab “basic black” existence together with torturous memories of guilt and loss as a Jewish immigrant in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShirley Kaszenbowski, née Silverberg, is a middle-aged, middle-class woman in a Holt Renfrew tweed coat, a basic black dress, and a strand of real pearls. She may seem ordinary enough, pricing silk scarves at Eaton’s or idling in hotel coffee shops, but in fact she is searching for her lover. 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She may seem ordinary enough, pricing silk scarves at Eaton’s or idling in hotel coffee shops, but in fact she is searching for her lover. He is an elusive figure, a man connected with “The Agency,” a powerful technocrat who may or may not have suggested a rendezvous based on a secret code in the \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer search takes her to the world of her past as a Jewish immigrant in the Spadina-Dundas area of Toronto. She finds the bakeries and rooming houses of her youth still haunted by survivors of postwar Europe and by her own memories of guilt and loss, while the consolations of art, opera, and pornography offer only echoes of her own illusions and desires. 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Skating Wild on an Inland Sea
Let’s go! Experience the magic of skating on wild ice in this story-poem by Jean E. Pendziwol, with breathtaking illustrations by Todd Stewart.
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{"id":7324951150651,"title":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2003 Anthology","handle":"the-griffin-poetry-prize-2003-anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured each year with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world's richest and most prestigious literary prizes. The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology: A Selection of the 2003 Shortlist includes poems from the seven exceptional books shortlisted for the 2003 prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelections include poems from Kathleen Jamie's Mr and Mrs Scotland Are Dead: Poems 1980-1994; Paul Muldoon's Moy Sand and Gravel; Gerald Stern's American Sonnets: Poems; C. D. Wright's Steal Away: Selected and New Poems; Margaret Avison's Concrete and Wild Carrot; Dionne Brand's thirsty; and P. K. Page's Planet Earth: Poems Selected and New. Prize jurors Michael Longley, Sharon Olds, and Sharon Thesen chose the outstanding shortlist and wrote the citations that proceed each selection. Thesen chose the poems that appear in the anthology and wrote the introduction to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties generated from The Griffin Poetry Prize anthologies are donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-07T16:45:41-05:00","created_at":"2025-01-07T16:45:41-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press","type":"","tags":[],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1695,"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":43252636385339,"title":"trade paperback with flaps","option1":"trade paperback with flaps","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":".9780887846878","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"The Griffin Poetry Prize 2003 Anthology - trade paperback with flaps","public_title":"trade paperback with flaps","options":["trade paperback with flaps"],"price":1695,"weight":145,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":".9780887846878","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 each year with the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world's richest and most prestigious literary prizes. The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology: A Selection of the 2003 Shortlist includes poems from the seven exceptional books shortlisted for the 2003 prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelections include poems from Kathleen Jamie's Mr and Mrs Scotland Are Dead: Poems 1980-1994; Paul Muldoon's Moy Sand and Gravel; Gerald Stern's American Sonnets: Poems; C. D. Wright's Steal Away: Selected and New Poems; Margaret Avison's Concrete and Wild Carrot; Dionne Brand's thirsty; and P. K. Page's Planet Earth: Poems Selected and New. Prize jurors Michael Longley, Sharon Olds, and Sharon Thesen chose the outstanding shortlist and wrote the citations that proceed each selection. Thesen chose the poems that appear in the anthology and wrote the introduction to the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties generated from The Griffin Poetry Prize anthologies are donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Loon is a gorgeously illustrated, lyrical non-fiction picture book about the life cycle and habitat of loons.
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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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Serafim and Claire
A beautiful and compulsively readable story of two dreamers whose worlds become forever connected, set in the streets of 1920s Montreal.
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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. 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","EAN":"9781487012342","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487012342\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Astoria","MetaKeywords":"coming of age;historical fiction;middle east;melting pot;damascus;trauma narratives;syrian diaspora;chrysalis;anuja varghese;canadian literature;short stories","NumberOfPages":"208","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003e\"Vivid and arresting from the very first line, this accomplished debut will leave an indelible imprint on your heart and mind with its powerful prose and compassionate storytelling. 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. 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_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e\"Across the varying settings and time periods, what remains consistent is Estima’s detailed and evocative prose as she weaves a haunting tale of how the pain of loss—whether of our home, our loved ones or our sense of self—reverberates across generations.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaisonneuve\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"New Canadian Media","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e\"In writing across cultures, borders, and centuries, Estima credits her ancestors with direct inspiration: ‘I hear your voices in my veins; you will not be forgotten.’ Neither will Estima's enthralling writing.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"The Miramichi Reader","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e\"Years in the making, [\u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society]\u003c\/em\u003e reveals a writer who is sure of her subject and craft … Precise and sensitive.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"That Shakespearean Rag","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"Memorable, vivid, and subversive at times, the stories bring to life a type of female experience seldom seen in immigrant narratives.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Canadian Media\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Shelf Awareness","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e is a brisk and exciting debut from a writer we can’t wait to hear from again.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eApple Books \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Maisonneuve","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e\"A genuine and compelling narrative … \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies’ Benevolent Society\u003c\/em\u003e is smart, elegant, and a necessary contribution to the overall literature challenging so many suffocating cultural stereotypes in Canadian society.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Miramichi Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Literary Review of Canada","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e\"The material in these stories often does more than just flirt with dark subject matter, but the author’s empathy and sharp understanding of human frailty nevertheless injects \u003cem\u003eThe Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society \u003c\/em\u003ewith the vibrancy of life. The book opens with a reference to fire, and Estima is a valiant recorder of the heat that burns us, inside and out.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat Shakespearean Rag\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eIndelible linked stories centred around Azurée, a young Arab woman living in the echoes of her ancestor’s voices.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeName_0":"CBC 2023 Best Canadian Fiction","PrizeYear_0":"2023","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2023-11-14","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eIndelible linked stories centred around Azurée, a young Arab woman living in the echoes of her ancestor’s voices.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
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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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As a reader, one is drawn into the story by the text’s transmission of strong emotions: rage, disgust, grief, and compassion. But above all it is fear that constantly trembles over each page. The plot creates an atmosphere like that of le Carré.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Östgöta-Correspondenten (Sweden)","OtherText_Review_1":"Suspenseful, moving, horrifying, and very skillfully written.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Helsingborgs Dagblad (Sweden)","OtherText_Review_2":"Sofi Oksanen is the biggest Nordic author of the moment . . . What a remarkable writing ability this young Finnish woman possesses . . . She writes with a prose that is constantly alive and pulsating without for a second losing the perfect pitch.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Allehanda (Sweden)","OtherText_Review_3":"With her new novel, Sofi Oksanen demonstrates that she belongs in the premier league of literature . . . In many ways it can be said to have a kinship with the great Russian classics . . . The story also offers a lot of suspense and many surprising twists . . . What a unique literary talent she possesses.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Dagsavisen (Norway)","OtherText_Review_4":"Meticulously precise prose . . . This is powerful fiction that stirs history, war crimes, and psychology into a compelling mix.","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Joanne Wilkinson","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_5":"Oksanen depicts civilian life in wartime and under communist oppression in rich historical detail, skillfully manipulating chronology and threading clues subtly throughout the narrative as suspense builds. Highly recommended.","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Reba Leidling","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Library Journal","OtherText_Review_6":"Fascinating.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Kirkus","OtherText_Review_7":"Great thriller about a part of the world not well-known to Western readers. Sofi Oksanen is a writer to watch.","OtherText_Review_7_Auth":"Margaret Cannon","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_8":". . . her research and dogged writing bring to life an era of staggering deprivation — farms gone fallow, sugar rationed, horses shot and lines painted up the back of women’s legs to mimic stockings.","OtherText_Review_8_Auth":"John Freeman","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_9":"The fragmented narrative, adeptly translated by Rogers, switches between the Third Reich and the height of Soviet power, using these two time periods to make ideal use of dramatic irony, to render understandable collusion with the enemy as well as portray its consequences, and to evoke sympathy for a man whose ambition leads him to commit terrible atrocities. Oksanen manages to relate these stories without horror or judgment, and reminds the reader that, whatever else people in wartime may do, they are human creatures, and not the one-dimensional monsters that history makes them seem to be.","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Publishers Weekly","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A chillingly suspenseful new novel that opens up a little-known chapter of history: the occupation, resistance, and collaboration in Estonia.","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback with flaps","PublicationDate":"2015-02-07","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A chillingly suspenseful new novel that opens up a little-known chapter of history: the occupation, resistance, and collaboration in Estonia.","Subtitle":"A Novel","Width":"6","WidthCode":"in"}
When the Doves Disappeared
A chillingly suspenseful new novel that opens up a little-known chapter of history: the occupation, resistance, and collaboration in Estonia.
