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David Stouck - As For Sinclair Ross - 9780802043887 - V9780802043887
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As For Sinclair Ross

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Description for As For Sinclair Ross hardcover. As for Sinclair Ross is the story of a remarkable writer whose works continue to challenge us and are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 350 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 746.

Sinclair Ross (1908-1996), best known for his canonical novel As for Me and My House (1941), and for such familiar short stories as "The Lamp at Noon" and "The Painted Door," is an elusive figure in Canadian literature. A master at portraying the hardships and harsh beauty of the Prairies during the Great Depression, Ross nevertheless received only modest attention from the public during his lifetime. His reluctance to give readings or interviews further contributed to this faint public perception of the man.

In As for Sinclair Ross, David Stouck tells the story of a lonely childhood in rural Saskatchewan, ... Read more

Stouck's biography draws on archival records and on insights gathered during an acquaintance late in Ross's life to illuminate this difficult author, describing in detail the struggles of a gifted artist living in an inhospitable time and place. Stouck argues that when Ross was writing about prairie farmers and small towns, he wanted his readers to see the kind of society they were creating, to feel uncomfortable with religion as coercive rhetoric, prejudices based on race and ethnicity, and rigid notions of gender. As for Sinclair Ross is the story of a remarkable writer whose works continue to challenge us and are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Series
Heritage
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802043887
SKU
V9780802043887
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About David Stouck
David Stouck is a professor in the Department of English at Simon Fraser University.

Reviews for As For Sinclair Ross
"'As for Sinclair Ross is one of the most companionable biographies I have ever read: a loving friend talks articulately and meaningfully about the long life of one of Canada's most important writers. The painstaking research, not just in archives, but most especially in interviews, is outstanding, but the strength of the book is in its warmth, its attention to ... Read more

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