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Literary Criticism Canadian

Echoing Silence

Essays on Arctic Narrative

edited by John Moss

Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Initial publish date
Oct 1997
Category
Canadian
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780776615837
    Publish Date
    Oct 1997
    List Price
    $12.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780776604411
    Publish Date
    Oct 1997
    List Price
    $27.00 USD

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The North has always had, and still has, an irresistible attraction. This fascination is made up of a mixture of perspectives, among these, the various explorations of the Arctic itself and the Inuk cultural heritage found in the elders' and contemporary stories. This book discusses the different generations of explorers and writers and illustrates how the sounds of a landscape are inseparable from the stories of its inhabitants.

About the author

John Moss writes mysteries because nothing brings life into focus like the murder of strangers. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2006 in recognition of his career as a professor of Canadian literature with over a score of books in his field, John moved progressively away from literary criticism to creative writing, before settling comfortably into the Quin and Morgan series which now occupies his writing efforts full time. He and his wife, Beverley Haun, whose book, Inventing ‘Easter Island’, grew out of her work as a cultural theorist and their travel adventures as scuba divers, share a stone farmhouse with numerous ghosts in Peterborough, Ontario. 

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