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Flirt
Lorna Jackson
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Description for Flirt
Paperback. Eight bogus interviews with famous individuals - athletes, musicians, writers - conducted by a flirtatious, self-absorbed woman. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 185.
In a steadfastly selfish and dishonestly original voice, the narrator's sole project is to get closer to herself by inching nearer to the people who matter most to her, but to whom she means nothing. In Flirt: The Interviews, Lorna Jackson has unleashed something new onto the world of literature, a series of short linked fictions exploring love and fame and longing, and the language we use to express them. The book might be a long comic essay on adolescent grief, or an essay on creativity, but mostly it's a collection of short fictions meant to mock real interviews and ... Read more
In a steadfastly selfish and dishonestly original voice, the narrator's sole project is to get closer to herself by inching nearer to the people who matter most to her, but to whom she means nothing. In Flirt: The Interviews, Lorna Jackson has unleashed something new onto the world of literature, a series of short linked fictions exploring love and fame and longing, and the language we use to express them. The book might be a long comic essay on adolescent grief, or an essay on creativity, but mostly it's a collection of short fictions meant to mock real interviews and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Emeryville, Canada
ISBN
9781897231388
SKU
V9781897231388
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Ref
99-15
About Lorna Jackson
Lorna Jackson: Vancouver-raised Lorna Jackson began her working life as a musician and travelled throughout British Columbia for nine years as a bass player and singer. She has published two collections of short stories, Dressing for Hope and Flirt: The Interviews, and a novel, A Game to Play on the Tracks. Cold-Cocked: On Hockey, the first book to explore a ... Read more
Reviews for Flirt
"Jackson's capable writing is informed by a gritty, shoot-from-the-hip sensibility..."—Quill & Quire "Each interview stands alone as a most innovative kind of short story, relying on language alone for effect."—Pickle Me This