The City Still Breathing by Matthew Heiti (English) Paperback Book

Description: The City Still Breathing by Matthew Heiti A northern gothic noir, The City Still Breathing is an acid-washed love letter to the 1980s. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "This is a book with brains and muscle, resonant and intense, and Matthew Heiti is a prodigious talent, the spooky bard of mullets and muffin-tops, grow-ops and stolen snakeskin boots on Highway 69." - Mark Anthony JarmanA body is found on the side of a highway. Naked, throat slashed, no identification. It disappears from the back of a police van and begins a strange odyssey, making its way, over the course of one early winter night, all around the northern town of Sudbury and through the lives and dreams of eleven very different people.These eleven people from the police officers who retrieve the body to the teenager who carries it away to the young woman planning to strike out for Toronto and Sudburys local drug dealer are all damaged in some way, and eventually, through the body itself, are brought together in a strange moment of violence. Author Biography Matthew Heiti was born in Sudbury, and holds an MA from the University of New Brunswick. His fiction has appeared in many periodicals and journals, and his plays have been workshopped and produced across the country. A Genie?-nominated screenwriter, he is currently at work on a novel about two brothers fighting a dark presence that stalks the wasted sulphur hills of their neighbourhood. Review "This is a book with brains and muscle, resonant and intense, and Matthew Heiti is a prodigious talent, the spooky bard of mullets and muffin-tops, grow-ops and stolen snakeskin boots on Highway 69." — Mark Anthony Jarman"This is a book with brains and muscle, resonant and intense, and Matthew Heiti is a prodigious talent, the spooky bard of mullets and muffin-tops, grow-ops and stolen snakeskin boots on Highway 69." — Mark Anthony Jarman Promotional Advertising in Publishers WeeklyAttempting to secure blurbs from popular comics writer Jeff LemireExtensive review copy and ARC mailing to media venues and booksellersPush for reviews in The Believer, Time Out Chicago, The Millions, Los Angeles Review of Books, BookForum, Washington Post, etc Long Description "This is a book with brains and muscle, resonant and intense, and Matthew Heiti is a prodigious talent, the spooky bard of mullets and muffin-tops, grow-ops and stolen snakeskin boots on Highway 69." -- Mark Anthony Jarman A body is found on the side of a highway. Naked, throat slashed, no identification. It disappears from the back of a police van and begins a strange odyssey, making its way, over the course of one early winter night, all around the northern town of Sudbury and through the lives and dreams of eleven very different people. These eleven people - from the police officers who retrieve the body to the teenager who carries it away to the young woman planning to strike out for Toronto and Sudburys local drug dealer - are all damaged in some way, and eventually, through the body itself, are brought together in a strange moment of violence. Review Quote "This is a book with brains and muscle, resonant and intense, and Matthew Heiti is a prodigious talent, the spooky bard of mullets and muffin-tops, grow-ops and stolen snakeskin boots on Highway 69." -- Mark Anthony Jarman Competing Titles Ray of the Star Laird Hunt 9781566892322 14.95 Coffee House Press Sept 2009 Description for Sales People Great genre mash-up of hard-boiled magic-realism. Or perhaps Northern Gothic Noir. Also laced with extensive 1980s period detail, for nostalgia fans. Details ISBN1552452832 Author Matthew Heiti Short Title CITY STILL BREATHING Pages 200 Language English ISBN-10 1552452832 ISBN-13 9781552452837 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2013 Imprint Coach House Books Place of Publication Toronto Country of Publication Canada Publisher Coach House Books Publication Date 2013-11-14 DEWEY C813/.6 UK Release Date 2013-11-14 Audience General AU Release Date 2013-11-30 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137681274;

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