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Fiction Crime

Shah of Shea Heights, The

by (author) Jonathan Butler

Publisher
Breakwater Books Ltd.
Initial publish date
Sep 2012
Category
Crime, General, Cultural Heritage
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897174975
    Publish Date
    Sep 2012
    List Price
    $19.95

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The Shah of Shea Heights is the tall tale of a criminal family as told by Billy Tucker, a colourful character with an equally colourful past. His "mother of all tales" had been relayed by his own father one night beside the fireplace, accompanied by increasing amounts of Lambs & Coke. The delightful results invoke the intimacy of the classic fireside tale and the enduring narratives of Mark Twain.

About the author

Jonathan Butler, a native of St. John’s, Newfoundland, and former co-editor of Descant, has published short fiction, poetry and essays in Canada and Taiwan.

He has taught American literature and creative writing at the University of Toronto where he received a doctorate in 2001. He currently holds a tenured position in the department of English at Kainan University in Taiwan. Return of the Native is his first published novel.

 

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