A Boy's Life of Napoleon
- Publisher
- Goose Lane Editions
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2014
- Category
- Literary, Short Stories (single author)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780864928573
- Publish Date
- Oct 2014
- List Price
- $2.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780864927323
- Publish Date
- Oct 2014
- List Price
- $2.99
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Description
Alden Nowlan's "A Boy's Life of Napoleon" is a brilliant piece of short fiction adapted from Nowlan's first novel, The Wanton Troopers, written in 1960 but published posthumously in 1988. Published on the occasion of Goose Lane Editions's 60th anniversary, it is also available as part of the six@sixty collection.
About the author
Alden Nowlan (1933-1983) was born in Windsor, NS. Primarily self-educated, Nowlan worked as a newspaperman, and published poetry, plays, short stories, and novels. Writer-in-residence at the University of New Brunswick from 1969 to 1983, he was famous for the gatherings at his home, known as Windsor Castle. His awards include the Governor General's Award for Poetry in 1967 for Bread, Wine and Salt and a Guggenheim Fellowship (1967-68). Alden Nowlan: Selected Poems was published in 1996. The literary award for excellence for the province of New Brunswick is named in his honour. The annual Alden Nowlan Literary Festival in Fredericton honours his contribution to Canadian literature.