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Zusatztext “Amuses! astonishes! enlightens; it is a delicious cacophony of voices and engaging stories.” — Books in Canada “Tomorrow’s short lists for the Giller and the Governor General’s prizes invariably start with today’s Journey Prize Stories .” — Globe and Mail Informationen zum Autor Selected by Caroline Adderson, David Bezmozgis, and Dionne Brand Klappentext For almost two decades! The Journey Prize Stories has been taking the pulse of Canada's literary scene! presenting the best stories published each year by some of our most exciting up-and-coming writers. Among the stories this year: A holdup marks the beginning of a spectacularly ill-fated romance between a free spirit and a man with the heart and soul of "a criminal born.” When her young imagination is captured by a photo of a Hungarian refugee child! a girl becomes determined to make the orphan a part of her family's life. In a story set in Venice! amid complications both legal and romantic! a Canadian expat comes to understand the restless path his father's life has taken. A boy discovers something about fame! mortality! and triple force fields when the kids in his neighbourhood vie for a coveted spot on an arcade game's high-scores list. In a modern fairytale with a twist! a woman who is always cold is given an unexpected gift. A near-drowning in the Indian Ocean reveals difficult truths to a documentary filmmaker during what is supposed to be a career-advancing trip. Zusammenfassung For almost two decades! The Journey Prize Stories has been taking the pulse of Canada’s literary scene! presenting the best stories published each year by some of our most exciting up-and-coming writers. Among the stories this year: A holdup marks the beginning of a spectacularly ill-fated romance between a free spirit and a man with the heart and soul of “a criminal born.” When her young imagination is captured by a photo of a Hungarian refugee child! a girl becomes determined to make the orphan a part of her family’s life. In a story set in Venice! amid complications both legal and romantic! a Canadian expat comes to understand the restless path his father’s life has taken. A boy discovers something about fame! mortality! and triple force fields when the kids in his neighbourhood vie for a coveted spot on an arcade game’s high-scores list. In a modern fairytale with a twist! a woman who is always cold is given an unexpected gift. A near-drowning in the Indian Ocean reveals difficult truths to a documentary filmmaker during what is supposed to be a career-advancing trip. Inhaltsverzeichnis Reading the 2007 Journey Prize Stories By Caroline Adderson, David Bezmozgis, Dionne Brand Krista Foss Swimming in Zanzibar (from The Antigonish Review ) Andrew J. Borkowski Twelve Versions of Lech (from Grain Magazine ) Craig Boyko OZY (from PRISM international ) Nicholas Ruddock How Eunice Got Her Baby (from The Fiddlehead ) Pasha Malla Respite (from The Malahat Review ) Jean Van Loon Stardust (from Queen’s Quarterly ) Rebecca Rosenblum Chilly Girl (from Exile ) Patricia Robertson My Hungarian Sister (from Maisonneuve Magazine ) Alice Petersen After Summer (from Geist ) Nicole Dixon High-water Mark (from The New Quarterly ) Grant Buday The Curve of the Earth (from The Fiddlehead ) About the Authors About the Contributing Journals List of Previous Contributing Authors ...
