The sequel to the short story Travelling Northward'', "Forde Abroad" by John Metcalf (Senior Editor of The Porcupine's Quill) is a superbly crafted short novel that again presents Robert Forde, a writer, aesthete, and henpecked husband (Robert's loving wife rather insistently prefers him to drink tea instead of coffee because it's better for his health''). "Forde Abroad" brings Robert from his Ottawa home to Ljubljana in order to attend a meeting of the Literary and Cultural Association of Slovenia. Quirky and engaging personalities range from a professional Serbian language translator, to a gay British expatriate from Sweden who is a Yugoslavian expert, to Forde's longstanding literary correspondent Karla. A literate and thoroughly entertaining story fill the pages of this engaging, brief, and highly recommended work of original fiction.'
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The sequel to the short story Travelling Northward'', "Forde Abroad" by John Metcalf (Senior Editor of The Porcupine's Quill) is a superbly crafted short novel that again presents Robert Forde, a writer, aesthete, and henpecked husband (Robert's loving wife rather insistently prefers him to drink tea instead of coffee because it's better for his health''). "Forde Abroad" brings Robert from his Ottawa home to Ljubljana in order to attend a meeting of the Literary and Cultural Association of Slovenia. Quirky and engaging personalities range from a professional Serbian language translator, to a gay British expatriate from Sweden who is a Yugoslavian expert, to Forde's longstanding literary correspondent Karla. A literate and thoroughly entertaining story fill the pages of this engaging, brief, and highly recommended work of original fiction.'
Imprint | Porcupine's Quill Inc.,Canada |
Country of origin | Canada |
Release date | May 2003 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | 2003 |
Authors | John Metcalf |
Dimensions | 222 x 141 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Sewn |
Pages | 72 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-88984-266-3 |
Barcode | 9780889842663 |
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LSN | 0-88984-266-3 |