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Fiction Literary

Cerberus

by (author) Rai Berzins

Publisher
Goose Lane Editions
Initial publish date
Oct 1993
Category
Literary, Short Stories (single author)
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780864921666
    Publish Date
    Oct 1993
    List Price
    $14.95

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Out of print

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Description

In Cerberus, Toronto author Rai Berzins holds his readers in a steel grip. His stories revolve around people with odd personalities and those who love them, neglect them, and do or don't care for them. The vitality of these characters shatters easy distinctions between sanity and insanity, and love develops in unlikely circumstances. Confusion takes on an inner logic, tranquil surfaces cover turbulence and complexity, and each character is touched by grace.

About the author

Cerberus is Toronto author Rai Berzin’s first book, but his name is a familiar one. Stories in the collection have appeared in Grain, Fiddlehead, IslandSide, Malahat Review, Matrix, and The New Quarterly. “Towards Dierdre’s” won the 1991 Carl Sentner Award, and “Common Sense” was selected for the 1991 Journey Prize Anthology.

Rai Berzins' profile page