Latakia

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Latakia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Audrey Thomas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780889221673
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Talon Books,Canada
Imprint Talon Books,Canada
Publication Date 1 January 1979
Publication Country Canada

Description

A brilliant and intense journey through a relationship, and through language and myth as well as a literary journey spanning three continents.

Author Biography

Audrey Thomas Audrey Thomas is the author of Latakia (1979), Mrs. Blood (1992), Real Mothers (1981) and Songs My Mother Taught Me (1993), all published by Talonbooks. She is a two-time winner of the BC Book Prize for Fiction. Thomas was born in upstate New York and now lives and works on Galiano Island, B.C. In 2008, Thomas was made a member of the Order of Canada.

Reviews

"An evocative fictional voice that is one of the most powerful in Canadian fiction." -- Vancouver Sun