Fiction Short Stories (single Author)
Man Who Beat the Man, The
- Publisher
- NeWest Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2000
- Category
- Short Stories (single author)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896300290
- Publish Date
- Sep 2000
- List Price
- $16.95
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Description
The Man Who Beat the Man is a diverse and optimistic collection of short stories. Many stories deal with displacement from one culture to another, while others look back at an isolated moment or event that somehow affects and alters the lives of the characters.
About the author
F.B. André was born in Trinidad, West Indies in 1955 and immigrated to Canada in 1971 as a student. His first ten years in Canada were spent in Ontario before he moved west to Alberta and then on to BC where he currently lives. He has worked at diverse jobs&151:bartender, gold miner, factory worker, café owner and program administrator&151;and these many experiences have enriched his writing. His first book of short stories, The Man Who Beat the Man, was published in 2000 by NeWest Press.What Belongs is his second collection.