Literary Criticism Books & Reading
The Imagined City
A Literary History of Winnipeg
- Publisher
- Turnstone Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2005
- Category
- Books & Reading, Canadian, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888012982
- Publish Date
- Nov 2005
- List Price
- $29.95
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Description
A survey of the people, places and stories that make up Winnipeg's literary history, from its earliest days to the present. Illustrated with maps and photos.
About the authors
David Arnason was born in Gimli, Manitoba, in 1940. He has a Master’s Degree from the University of Manitoba and a PhD from the University of New Brunswick. He divides his time between Winnipeg, where he teaches Canadian literature and creative writing at the University of Manitoba, and Gimli, where he does most of his writing. He has also taught Canadian literature and creative writing in Tasmania, Trier, and Strasbourg.His works include two collections of poetry, Marsh Burning and Skrag, and four collections of short stories: Fifty Stories and a Piece of Advice, The Circus Performer’s Bar, The Happiest Man in the World, and The Pagan Wall.