Character Parts : Who's Really Who in CanLit -(SIGNED)-

Toronto, ON, Canada: Knopf Canada, 2003. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, tight square and clean, (xiii) 349 pages, with b & w photos through-out, remainder mark on bottom edge. "Ever wondered where novelists get the inspiration for their characterss? Why the hero or villain of your favourite book seems oddly familiar? Do you love trivia? Character Parts will satisfy readers who answer "yes" to any of these questions. From the true stories of early settlers in Susanna Moodie's Roughing It in the Bush, to Yann Martel's inspiration for the Bengal tiger in Life of Pi, Character Parts authoritatively spans Canada's literary history and includes little-known anecdotes abdout Mordecai Richler, Margaret Atwood, Michael Redhill, Alice Munro, Timothy Findley, Gabrielle Roy, L. M. Montgomery, Brian Moore, W. O. Mitchell, Thomas H. Raddall, Earle Birney, Clark Blaise, Leonard Cohen, Mary Lawson and many more. For all those who love Canadian literature, Character Parts is an exemplary reference book that is also an entertaining read in its own right." Contents include: Forword / Intro / Characters A - Z / Sources / index. Check out the scans. . Signed by Author. First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.