Results 1 to 6 of 6
- Other Worlds : Stories. by Alexis, Andre.;
In this collection of stories, Andre Alexis draws fresh connections between worlds: the ones we occupy, the ones we imagine, and the ones that preceded our own. He introduces us to characters during moments of profound puzzlement, and transports us from 19th century Trinidad and Tobago to small-town Ontario, from Amherst, Massachusetts to contemporary Toronto. Alexis lives in Toronto, ON.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Mashups; FICTION / Short Stories (single author);
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
- Days by moonlight / by Alexis, André,1957-author.; Watson, Linda,illustrator.;
-
- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Botanists; Voyages and travels;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
-
unAPI
- The hidden keys / by Alexis, André,1957-author.; Inspired by:Stevenson, Robert Louis,1850-1894.Treasure Island.;
Includes bibliographical references.Giller Prize winner André Alexis's contemporary take on the quest narrative is an instant classic. Inspired by a reading of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, The Hidden Keys questions what it means to be honorable, what it means to be faithful and what it means to sin.- Subjects: Allegories.; Didactic fiction.; Quests (Expeditions); Lost treasures;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
-
unAPI
- Fifteen dogs : an apologue / by Alexis, André,1957-author.;
A bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old 'dog' ways, and those who embrace the change. The gods watch from above as the dogs venture into their newly unfamiliar world, as they become divided among themselves, as each struggles with new thoughts and feelings. Wily Benjy moves from home to home, Prince becomes a poet, and Majnoun forges a relationship with a kind couple that stops even the Fates in their tracks.- Subjects: Didactic fiction.; Allegories.; Dogs;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
- Ring / by Alexis, André,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Gwenhwyfar's mother, Helen Odhiambo Lloyd, upon intuiting that her daughter is in love, gives her a ring that has been passed down, with three mysterious books, from endless generations of mothers to their daughters. The ring grants the bearer an opportunity to change three things about her beloved -- but the ring demands things in return for its miracles. Complete with a long narrative poem about Aphrodite, Ring turns the literary romance upside down and shakes out its pockets as it meditates on the past, on magic, on honour, on faith, and yes, on love. Following on the heels of Pastoral, Fifteen Dogs, The Hidden Keys, and Days by Moonlight, Ring completes Alexis's Quincunx, a group of five genre-bending, philosophically sophisticated, and utterly delightful novels.- Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Magic; Man-woman relationships; Rings;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
-
unAPI
- Alexis, chevalier des nuits : un conte à lire avant d'aller au lit / by Gratton, Andrée-Anne,1956-; Constantin, Pascale.;
Alexis refuse de dormir dans son lit. Il prend son serpent-long-long, sa doudou et il s'installe sur la moquette qui se métamorphose en langue du mauvais génie. Le lendemain, dans la baignoire, un gros requin le poursuit. Dans le garde-manger, l'ogre le terrorise. Sur le balcon, il repousse les monstres, mais il est tout mouillé, car il pleut. Depuis il dort dans son lit, entouré que de monstres très gentils. -- Un récit où la créativité du texte et celle de l'illustration s'harmonisent à merveille. [SDM]LSC- Subjects: Histoires rimées.; Stories in rhyme.; Sommeil; Cauchemars; Monstres; Lits; Sleep; Nightmares; Monsters; Beds;
- © c2009., Les 400 coups,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
-
unAPI
Results 1 to 6 of 6