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A number of things : stories of Canada told through fifty objects / Jane Urquhart : McKowen, Scott, illustrator.

By:

Urquhart, Jane

Contributor(s):

McKowen, Scott

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Toronto : HarperCollins Canada, Limited , 2016Description: 226 p. : illus. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781443432061

Subject(s):

Short stories, Canadian

DDC classification:

971 URQ

Summary: The fifty artifacts range from a Nobel Peace Prize medal, a literary cherry tree, a royal cowcatcher, a Beothuk legging, a famous skull and an iconic artists shoe, as well as an Innu tea doll, a Sikh RCMP turban, a Cree basket, a Massey-Harris tractor and a hanging rope, among an array of unexpected and intriguing objects. Bringing the curiosity of the novelist and the eloquence of the poet to her task, Jane Urquhart composes a symphonic memory bank with objects that resonate with symbolic significance. In this compelling portrait of a completely original country called Canada, a master novelist has given all of us a national birthday bouquet like no other.

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	971 URQ (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		061084

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The fifty artifacts range from a Nobel Peace Prize medal, a literary cherry tree, a royal cowcatcher, a Beothuk legging, a famous skull and an iconic artists shoe, as well as an Innu tea doll, a Sikh RCMP turban, a Cree basket, a Massey-Harris tractor and a hanging rope, among an array of unexpected and intriguing objects. Bringing the curiosity of the novelist and the eloquence of the poet to her task, Jane Urquhart composes a symphonic memory bank with objects that resonate with symbolic significance. In this compelling portrait of a completely original country called Canada, a master novelist has given all of us a national birthday bouquet like no other.

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