Carol Ann Shields était une auteure canadienne d'origine américaine qui explorait les complexités de la vie quotidienne avec une profonde perspicacité. Son œuvre plonge souvent dans la vie intérieure de ses personnages, examinant leurs relations, leurs souvenirs et les drames silencieux qui façonnent leur existence. Shields possédait une capacité remarquable à rendre l'ordinaire extraordinaire, utilisant un langage précis et évocateur pour dévoiler les complexités cachées au sein de récits apparemment simples. Son exploration de thèmes tels que l'identité, la famille et le passage du temps a profondément résonné auprès des lecteurs, l'établissant comme une voix significative de la littérature contemporaine.
Par une écrivaine canadienne de renom, une biographie concise de son illustre consoeur du début du 19e siècle que le cinéma, dans les années 1990, a remise à l'honneur. Un portrait intime, attentif au travail de création, d'une femme qui a pour l'essentiel mené une paisible vie familiale assez proche de celle décrite dans ses oeuvres. [SDM].
A rollicking rhyming dinosaur picture book for young children.
Exploring themes of introspection and observation, the narrative delves into the mind of a protagonist who feels like an outsider, perpetually in the role of a watcher rather than a participant. This internal conflict raises questions about identity, belonging, and the nature of existence, inviting readers to reflect on their own experiences of connection and isolation. The story promises a deep psychological journey that resonates with anyone who has felt detached from the world around them.
For the first time all of Carol Shields' remarkable short stories -- some previously unpublished -- are gathered together in one volume. volumes: Various Miracles, The Orange Fish and Dressing Up for the Carnival. Some of the stories in these individual collections have never before been published in the UK, and we add to these wonderful shorter fictions a chapter from Carol Shields' last, unfinished, novel Segue. that won so many readers to her prize-winning novels such as The Stone Diaries and Unless.
Exploring a marriage at a critical juncture, the narrative unfolds through the distinct viewpoints of both husband and wife. Each character's perspective reveals their inner thoughts and feelings, providing a deeper understanding of their relationship dynamics. The duality of the storytelling highlights contrasting emotions and the complexities of love and commitment, ultimately inviting readers to reflect on the nature of partnership and personal growth.
The book features insights from the author in a Foreword, providing context and background for the reader. It delves into themes of personal growth and resilience, showcasing the author's journey and experiences. Through engaging narratives and reflections, it invites readers to explore the intricacies of life and the lessons learned along the way. The Foreword sets the tone for a compelling exploration of the human experience, making it a valuable read for those seeking inspiration and understanding.
In a record breaking "hat trick," Carol Shields was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her novel,The Stone Diaries, the Canadian Governor General's Literary Award for fiction, and was shortlisted for Britain's prestigious Booker Prize. Carleton University Press is pleased to release a newly designed edition of her poetry book, Coming to Canada, first published by CUP in 1992. This collection of nearly 60 poems includes the key "Coming to Canada" sequence, and is supplemented with selections from two previous volumes, Others (1972) and Intersect (1974). Among the finest writers in the world, Carol Shields has won a large and loyal audience as a witty, compassionate and insightful novelist, short story writer, playwright and poet. She is the author of 15 books. Arriving in Canada from the United States in 1957, Shields is a long-time resident of Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she is Chancellor of the University of Winnipeg.
Orange Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning Carol Shields' tender, funny and wonderfully insightful portrait of two sisters struggling to rediscover themselves amidst the perplexing swirl of family life. schovat popis
An aged woman discovers herself as she reflects upon her life in the 20th century.
Larry Weller, born in 1950, is an ordinary guy made extraordinary by his creator's perception, irony and tenderness. Carol Shields gives us, as it were, a CAT scan of his life, in episodes between 1977 and 1997 that flash back and forward seamlessly. As Larry journeys toward the millennium, adapting to society's changing expectations of men, Shields' elegant prose makes the trivial into the momentous. Among all the paradoxes and accidents of his existence, Larry moves through the spontaneity of the seventies, the blind enchantment of the eighties and the lean, mean nineties, completing at last his quiet, stubborn search of self. Larry's odyssey mirrors the male condition at the end of our century with targeted wit, unerring poignancy and faultless wisdom.
