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A literary titan of Canadian short fiction, Keath Fraser’s influence has been felt long and wide since the publication of his first collection Taking Cover in 1982. Damages collects the finest of Fraser’s work across decades. Moving, complex, and with the emotional complexity of a true master, these stories showcase Fraser as one of the best story writers of the last fifty years.
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Keath Fraser won the Chapters / Books in Canada First Novel Award for his 1995 novel
Popular Anatomy. His stories and novellas have been published in many anthologies in Canada and abroad. Collections of his short fiction include
Taking Cover and
Telling My Love Lies. The volume
Foreign Affairs was short-listed for a Governor General’s Award and won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. His novella
Charity recently launched a new genre series from Biblioasis. He is the author of
As For Me and My Body, a memoir of his friend Sinclair Ross; and of
The Voice Gallery, a narrative of his far-flung travels among broken voices. The royalties from his international best-selling anthologies
Bad Trips and
Worst Journeys: The Picador Book of Travel were given to Canada India Village Aid (CIVA), the late NGO founded by George Woodcock. Keath Fraser lives in Vancouver and his papers are held in the Thomas Fisher Library at the University of Toronto.
Riassunto
Collected stories from the noted wordsmith Keath Fraser, author of the memoir The Voice Gallery: Travels With A Glass Throat.
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Praise for Charity
“A powerful work of philosophical and moral inquiry, rooted in skilfully wrought characters and sly storytelling.”—Toronto Star
“Charity—for all its brevity—[is] a dense, deliberately paced work … a sincere examination of family in all its moral ambiguity, including its barbed and occasionally corrosive aspects … Fraser is adept at pulling the rug out from under a reader’s moral surety.”—Steven W. Beattie
Praise for Keath Fraser
“The sheer exuberance of language, the sureness with which Fraser captures the movements of the working mind, makes this book a joy to read.” —Ottawa Citizen
“Fraser’s controlled and confident writing gives us a rich sense of the longing of his fully drawn characters…a remarkable, bittersweet celebration.” —Quill & Quire (starred review)
"Great fun." —Chicago Tribune
"The range of Fraser's characters is astonishing…not an author who can be ignored.”—January Magazine
“If you really want to journey into the heart of darkness, you'd be advised to travel with Vancouver writer Keath Fraser, a man of extraordinary talents.” —Bronwyn Drainie
“Keath Fraser is one of the most intelligent writers working in Canada.” —The Malahat Review
