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Montreal Stories
Here gathered together are the Montreal-set stories which made Clark Blaise famous -- such stories as `A Class of New Canadians', `Eyes', and `I'm Dreaming of Rocket Richard' -- alongside two new and unpublished Montreal stories, `The Belle of Shediac' and `Life Could Be a Dream (sh-boom, sh-boom)'.
192 pages, Paperback
First published October 15, 2003
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Clark Blaise
42 books15 followersClark Blaise, OC (born 10 April 1940) is a Canadian author.
Born in Fargo, North Dakota, he currently lives in San Francisco, California. He has been married since 1963 to writer Bharati Mukherjee. They have two sons. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa, Blaise was also the director of the International Writing Program. While living in Montreal in the early 1970s he joined with authors Raymond Fraser, Hugh Hood, John Metcalf and Ray Smith to form the celebrated Montreal Story Tellers Fiction Performance Group.
In 2009, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to Canadian letters as an author, essayist, teacher, and founder of the post-graduate program in creative writing at Concordia University".
Born in Fargo, North Dakota, he currently lives in San Francisco, California. He has been married since 1963 to writer Bharati Mukherjee. They have two sons. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa, Blaise was also the director of the International Writing Program. While living in Montreal in the early 1970s he joined with authors Raymond Fraser, Hugh Hood, John Metcalf and Ray Smith to form the celebrated Montreal Story Tellers Fiction Performance Group.
In 2009, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to Canadian letters as an author, essayist, teacher, and founder of the post-graduate program in creative writing at Concordia University".
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October 20, 2010
The first book we're discussing in my new book club in Montreal. YAY!!
I've realized that I don't really like short stories that much. I prefer time for characters to really develop. I enjoyed the stories towards the end of the book more, especially the ones that revisited characters introduced in earlier stories. I recognized some of the places mentioned in the book, so that was neat. There were some interesting themes that should lead to a good discussion in November, I hope.
I've realized that I don't really like short stories that much. I prefer time for characters to really develop. I enjoyed the stories towards the end of the book more, especially the ones that revisited characters introduced in earlier stories. I recognized some of the places mentioned in the book, so that was neat. There were some interesting themes that should lead to a good discussion in November, I hope.
December 21, 2014
Usually I know why I don't like a book, but I'm finding it hard in this case. The protagonists in all these stories is basically the same guy - an American-born French-Canadian, dealing with issues of identity. The stories are bereft of any lightness or humour, and the character is an unlikeable drip. A bit like Woody Allen without the humour. I slogged through the stories hoping for a gem, or at least a change of pace, but I didn't find it. Very disappointing.
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