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Books  Browse by Category Fiction Encounters
Encounters |
by Michael Trussler
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$18.95
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ISBN 13: 978-1-897126-00-4
192 pages, paperback
Fall 2006 Fiction
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Colin thinks about his dead grandfather and the demise of his marriage while he undergoes surgery; Leah tries to have a bath while angels laugh at her; Justin nervously serves drinks to a non-member at a Private Businessmen’s Club; Liz has a neighbour who can tell people’s fortunes by looking at the indents in their beds; Marci and Ian battle cockroaches while entertaining in their student apartment; and Anika receives bizarre photographs from an anonymous fan. In this first collection of short fiction, Michael Trussler meticulously observes the human experience, painting a portrait of ordinary life as a collision between the bizarre and the prosaic. The characters in each tableau encounter their own strengths and limitations due to circumstances beyond their control. With Encounters, Trussler delves into the lives of a handful of contemporary urban dwellers from a variety of backgrounds, relating their stories with realism and self-awareness.
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“Trussler’s tightly wound stories are exceptionally moving, the keenly observed relationships touching you like a warm embrace one moment, and the next, yanking at the noose he’s deftly slipped around your neck.”
—Brenda Baker, The Maleness of God
“This is an impressive debut. Trussler exhibits his piercing awareness of the absurdities of life with compassion and humour. . . . A satisfying read.”
—Britt Holmstrom, The Wrong Madonna
“Encounters is a wonderful collection of tales, an awe-inspiring catalogue of lively characters trying to deal with the injustices of life . . .”
—Ken Mitchell, Stones of the Dalai Lama
“Michael Trussler’s short stories are ravishingly perceptive about the human condition . . . Encounters is an extraordinary collection by an exciting new voice in modern fiction.”
—Robert Olen Butler, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
awards > WINNER of Book of the Year and the City of Regina Award at the 2006 Saskatchewan Book Awards
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