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Fiction Literary

Harry's Fragments

A Novel of International Puzzlement

by (author) George Bowering

Publisher
Talonbooks
Initial publish date
Jan 1990
Category
Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780889103870
    Publish Date
    Jan 1990
    List Price
    $18.95

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Description

In a parody of a thriller novel, Harry the Hack, newly recruited literary spy, follows a mystery woman seeking wisdom and sanity.

About the author

George Bowering, Canada’s first Poet Laureate, was born in the Okanagan Valley.After serving as an aerial photographer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Bowering earned a BA in English and an MA in history at the University of British Columbia, where he became one of the co-founders of the avant-garde poetry magazine TISH. He has taught literature at the University of Calgary, the University of Western Ontario, and Simon Fraser University, and he continues to act as a Canadian literary ambassador at international conferences and readings.A distinguished novelist, poet, editor, professor, historian, and tireless supporter of fellow writers, Bowering has authored more than eighty books, including works of poetry, fiction, autobiography, biography, and youth fiction. His writing has been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, and Romanian.Bowering has twice won the Governor General’s Award, Canada’s top literary prize. In 2019 he received the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement for an outstanding literary career in British Columbia.

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Editorial Reviews

"Deconstructs the sexy spy thriller in a clever pastiche of literary styles."
Ottawa Citizen

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