Streets of Attitude

by Cary Fagan (Editor), Elizabeth Wilson

Each of the stories in this book reflects something about the city ― what it means to be born here, to escape here, to live and die here. In exploring life in Toronto through the stories of some of the country’s finest writers ― including Neil Bissoondath, Matt Cohen, Timothy Findley, Katherine Govier, Norman Levine, Rohintin Mistry and more ― the city’s complex personality emerges, takes shape and, for a moment, makes sense.

Genres: Short Stories

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Cary Fagan has written numerous books for children, including What Are You Doing, Benny?, Little Blue Chair and Mr. Zinger's Hat, which was awarded the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the IODE Jean Throop Award. He has also won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People for his body of work. Cary was born and raised in Toronto, where he continues to live with his family.

Reviews

[PeachyTO · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's nothing quite like reading stories that take place in your city. Whilst reading Streets of Attitude I was able to walk along side characters as they travelled down Queen West, sat on a patio in Kensington Market, or looked out the window of a grand house in Cabbagetown. All of my senses were enthralled as some of Canada's most skillful authors sculpted stories using my stomping grounds as their inspiration. My favourite story of the bunch being by the very masterful Rohinton Mistry, and I fear that but for my stumbling across this collection it may have been years before I would have encountered his talents.