This early non-fiction work by critically acclaimed novelist Elizabeth Hay displays the qualities that have resonated with readers --- the pitch-perfect register of human psychology, the clear, unsentimental yet intimate sentences --- in her bestselling novels "A Student of Weather," "Garbo Laughs," "Late Nights on Air," and "Alone In the Classroom." "Captivity Tales," stories of settlers kidnapped by Indians, are turned on their head in this book about captivity in the city. Stranded in New York with her family, Elizabeth ...
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This early non-fiction work by critically acclaimed novelist Elizabeth Hay displays the qualities that have resonated with readers --- the pitch-perfect register of human psychology, the clear, unsentimental yet intimate sentences --- in her bestselling novels "A Student of Weather," "Garbo Laughs," "Late Nights on Air," and "Alone In the Classroom." "Captivity Tales," stories of settlers kidnapped by Indians, are turned on their head in this book about captivity in the city. Stranded in New York with her family, Elizabeth Hay searches for company and finds it in the lives of other Canadians who have come to New York: Inuit visitors in th 19th century, artists like Michael Snow, Joyce Wieland, Glenn Gould and Teresa Stratas. In searching out their stories, she finds a new map, an underworld of memory and connection, which offers a way home. A fresh, engaging exploration of Canadian cultural identity, "Captivity Tales" evokes the desperate need to find yourself by losing yourself, and to return home by escaping from it.
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Add this copy of Captivity Tales: Canadians in New York [Paperback] Hay, to cart. $7.50, very good condition, Sold by Clovis Book Barn rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Clovis, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by New Star Books.
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Collectible-Very Good. 1993-First Printing. Trade Paperback is in very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Free tracking with domestic orders. MD SKU-8700873 Fic.
Add this copy of Captivity Tales: Canadians in New York to cart. $9.49, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by New Star Books.
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Very Good. Signed on the title page by Elizabeth Hay, this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages.....previous owners inscription on the FFEP....
Add this copy of Captivity Tales to cart. $20.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by New Star Books.
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Fine. First edition. Paperback original in fine wraps. Errata slip laid in. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Book. Signed by Author(s) Complete number line from 1 to 5; signed by Elizabeth Hay on the title page with no inscription; just a bit of edge wear to card covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; erratum slip loosely inserted.
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