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"Sizzles forward. . . . Van Herk's descriptions are compact, and drenched in indefatigable and passionate adoration. . . . Combines the light, exuberant handiness of good mystery writing with a perfect vertiginous stillness reminiscent of Samuel Beckett's novels." -- Globe and Mail "A brave novel . . . a remarkable achievement. . . . An indelible record of planned erasure, a homage to life written in the vocabulary of death. It is about contradiction, and it is contradictory; it is restless without being relentless. It is disquietingly beautiful and hauntingly articulate about belonging and love, and about the connectedness of stories and writing and life and death." -- Books in Canada "A subtle and rewarding novel." -- Quill & Quire "Van Herk can expertly delight and stimulate the intellect, with elegant phrasing, witty theoretical discussions and allusions, and ornate flourishes." -- Calgary Herald "fascinating and tender." -- Geist "Sizzles forward. . . . Van Herk's descriptions are compact, and drenched in indefatigable and passionate adoration. . . . Combines the light, exuberant handiness of good mystery writing with a perfect vertiginous stillness reminiscent of Samuel Beckett's novels." -- "Globe and Mail" "A brave novel . . . a remarkable achievement. . . . An indelible record of planned erasure, a homage to life written in the vocabulary of death. It is about contradiction, and it is contradictory; it is restless without being relentless. It is disquietingly beautiful and hauntingly articulate about belonging and love, and about the connectedness of stories and writing and life and death." -- "Books in Canada" "A subtle and rewarding novel." -- "Quill & Quire" "Van Herk can expertly delight and stimulate the intellect, with elegant phrasing, witty theoretical discussions and allusions, and ornate flourishes." -- "Calgary Herald" "fascinating and tender." -- "Geist" "Sizzles forward. . . . Van Herk's descriptions are compact, and drenched in indefatigable and passionate adoration. . . . Combines the light, exuberant handiness of good mystery writing with a perfect vertiginous stillness reminiscent of Samuel Beckett's novels." -- "Globe and Mail" "A brave novel . . . a remarkable achievement. . . . An indelible record of planned erasure, a homage to life written in the vocabulary of death. It is about contradiction, and it is contradictory; it is restless without being relentless. It is disquietingly beautiful and hauntingly articulate about belonging and love, and about the connectedness of stories and writing and life and death." -- "Books in Canada" "A subtle and rewarding novel." -- "Quill & Quire" "Van Herk can expertly delight and stimulate the intellect, with elegant phrasing, witty theoretical discussions and allusions, and ornate flourishes." -- "Calgary Herald" "fascinating and tender." -- "Geist"
A restless, wandering woman, whose life and work is to travel, determines that the only way she can appease her terrible homesickness is to occupy the still center of death. Unable to commit suicide, she hires a professional killer and contracts him to kill her, by her choice and on her terms. In an effort to dissuade her from death, her killer elicits from her stories about her travels. In this reversal of Sheherazade, who saves her life through a continuous story, Restlessness becomes a story about how to avoid story, a travel book about how to evade travel, a manual for how to stay put.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR009228352
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Anbieter: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Kanada
Paperback. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers FORT692052
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Anbieter: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Kanada
Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good+. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 5; signed on the title page by Aritha Van Herk with no inscription; French flaps format; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 019546
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Anbieter: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, USA
Paperback. Zustand: As New. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Fine. First edition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers Bing51408
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Anbieter: Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Kanada
Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition in trade paperback with French flaps. Signed by Ms. Van Herk on the title page. No hardcover edition. Slight spine lean, minor soiling to edges. Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 254455
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Anbieter: High Park Books, Kitchener, ON, Kanada
French Wraps. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition. Fifth novel from the award-winning author of 'Judith', winner of the Seal First Novel Prize. Her 3rd novel, ' No Fixed Address An Amourous Journey' was nominatd for the Governor General's Award. 256pp. Very slight soiling to cover and two pages have a tiny corner crease. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001455
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 978088995185U
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