We have never lived on Earth : stories
Book |
First edition. |
University of Alberta Press,
Edmonton, Alta :
2022.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | Fic VanS | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Thorold | FIC VANSC | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
"'Love in the age of microplastics.' Kasia Van Schaik's debut story collection follows the journey of Charlotte Ferrier, a child of divorce raised by a single mother in a small town in British Columbia after moving from South Africa. The stories traverse the most intimate, violent, and transforming moments of female experience in a world threatened by ecological crisis. Charlotte navigates relationships--with lovers, parents, friends, and environments--as they form and fray. Mother and daughter wait out the end of a bad year in a Mexican hotel; a friendship is tested as forest fires demolish Charlotte's town; a childhood friend disappears while travelling through Europe; and a girl on the beach examines the memories of dying jellyfish. Each story asks: how do we find connection in a world shaped by isolation? How do we accept the new? Written in startling, poetic prose, We Have Never Lived On Earth captures the feelings and experiences of being a woman: physical and psychological threat, creativity, disappointment, objectification, and desire."--Provided by publisher.
Details
- ISBN: 9781772126280
- Physical Description: 170 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Edmonton, Alta : University of Alberta Press, 2022.
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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
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Formatted Contents Note:
How will you prepare for happiness? -- Premium girl -- Highwayman -- House on Carbonate -- The Peninsula of Happiness -- A Girl in Nova Scotia -- A Girl called Helsinki -- Swimming upright -- How to be silent in German -- Notes on a separation -- Visitor to Crete -- Houseboat -- Youth orchestra -- Stingray -- Cellular memory -- The Cascades -- This is fine -- We have never lived on Earth -- An Ounce of care.
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Awards Note:
Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist, 2023