The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific NorthwestThis lively and perceptive look at the literature of the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest explores the dynamics of the cross-border region using resonant quotations, poetry, song lyrics, and art to demonstrate and enhance Laurie Ricou's critical readings and ideas. |
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Page 80
... Macken Charm ( 1995 ) , the castles and forts a child finds among decaying ten - foot stumps , are more real than the " grey cement " of Vancouver . A fallen log becomes a " pirate galleon , ploughing through the waves of buttercup and ...
... Macken Charm ( 1995 ) , the castles and forts a child finds among decaying ten - foot stumps , are more real than the " grey cement " of Vancouver . A fallen log becomes a " pirate galleon , ploughing through the waves of buttercup and ...
Page 91
... Macken , the nar- rating first - person story- teller of Jack Hodgins's The Macken Charm , island - bound , late - adolescent , sees his world and dreams his future as a Hollywood film . He might , from his confined . community and ...
... Macken , the nar- rating first - person story- teller of Jack Hodgins's The Macken Charm , island - bound , late - adolescent , sees his world and dreams his future as a Hollywood film . He might , from his confined . community and ...
Page 93
... Macken Charm , especially because its story of growing up makes such a neat pair- ing with Honey in the Horn . Other novels by Hodgins would do almost as well . In The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne , a radio talk show provides a ...
... Macken Charm , especially because its story of growing up makes such a neat pair- ing with Honey in the Horn . Other novels by Hodgins would do almost as well . In The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne , a radio talk show provides a ...
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