Posted on 01/12/07
A year of living bookishly
CANADIAN FICTIONBANG CRUNCHBy Neil Smith, Knopf Canada, 240 pages, $29.95The opening of this debut collection's amazing first story appears to be trademark Neil Smith, a combination of comedy and tragedy, the essence of human life. The range of subjects is wide, from science to art to acting to education and much more, but at the heart of all the stories is the human condition and its infinite variety. Smith seems able to write about anything with flair and sympathy.
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