In Watson's stories, the fantastic unmasks the real. God visits lice on the Bishop of Edmonton and they pick his bones clean; cities and continents double and quadruple; a witch encases her daughter in a glass box and sends empty pick-ups careening murderously around the country; each time John Turner shoots the Prime Minister, a Baie-Cameau angel replicates Mulroney with the help of cake-baking instructions from the Virgin Mary. Watson is a satirist for the times, turning such humourous and fantastic situations into ...
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In Watson's stories, the fantastic unmasks the real. God visits lice on the Bishop of Edmonton and they pick his bones clean; cities and continents double and quadruple; a witch encases her daughter in a glass box and sends empty pick-ups careening murderously around the country; each time John Turner shoots the Prime Minister, a Baie-Cameau angel replicates Mulroney with the help of cake-baking instructions from the Virgin Mary. Watson is a satirist for the times, turning such humourous and fantastic situations into stories with a moral edge -- stories which point to the cynicism and tenderness of the human heart and hwich cast a cold eye on what is most corrupt in our political lives.
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Add this copy of Baie Comeau Angel to cart. $17.61, like new condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1993 by NeWest Press.
Add this copy of Baie Comeau Angel and Other Stories to cart. $23.00, very good condition, Sold by Hourglass Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, BC, CANADA, published 1996 by Newest Press.
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Very Good+ No Jacket as Issued. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) Inscribed by Wilfred Watson to Canadian poet Roy Miki on the title page; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.
