London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999. First printing. Signed by author on title page. As new / Fine. Protected in mylar.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Anne Michaels is the author of three highly acclaimed poetry collections: The Weight of Oranges (1986), which won the Commonwealth Prize for the Americas; Miner ’ s Pond (1991), which received the Canadian Authors Association Award and was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award and the Trillium Award (these two volumes were published in a single-volume edition in 1997); and Skin Divers (1999). Fugitive Pieces (1996) is Anne Michaels’ multi-award-winning, internationally bestselling first novel. In Canada, it was #1, and on the national bestseller list for more than two years. The literary prizes the novel has garnered to date are: In Canada, the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award; the City of Toronto Book Award; the Martin & Beatrice Fischer Award; the Trillium Book Award; and an Award of Merit from Heritage Toronto. In the U.K., the Guardian Fiction Award; the Jewish Quarterly Prize for Fiction; and the Orange Prize for Fiction. In the U.S., the Harold Ribalow Award and a Lannan Literary Award for Fiction. And in Italy, Giuseppe Acerbi Literary Award. Anne Michaels lives in Toronto, where she is working on her next novel. From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller: Lindenlea Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001406
Title: Skin Divers (signed)
Author: Michaels, Anne
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New As New
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0747544530
ISBN 13: 9780747544531
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1999
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Anne Michaels
Bookseller catalogs: Canadian; Poetry;

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