Mimosa
- Publisher
- Talonbooks
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1988
- Category
- Literary, NON-CLASSIFIABLE, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780889222540
- Publish Date
- Jan 1988
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
An authentic recreation of an extraordinary life set against the turbulent background of colonial Africa. Schermbrucker’s enigmatic prose creates a sweeping historical saga from Cairo to the Cape.
Mimosa is Bill Schermbrucker’s second published work of fiction. His first book Chameleon was published by Talonbooks to high critical acclaim.
About the author
Bill Schermbrucker
Motortherapy (1993) is the third work of fiction from Bill Schermbrucker, a writer who has come into his prime. He has been an editor of The Capilano Review, and is the author of Chameleon and Other Stories (1983). His novel, Mimosa (1988), won the Ethel Wilson Prize for Fiction at the 1988 BC Book Prizes.
Awards
- Winner, BC Book Prize: Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize