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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Country/Region of Manufacture
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- ISBN
- 9781770898172
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
House of Anansi Press
ISBN-10
1770898174
ISBN-13
9781770898172
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215922823
Product Key Features
Book Title
Specimen : Stories
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author)
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-482871
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"These stories of science, unfamiliar landscapes, and all-too-familiar heartbreaks are a vehicle for Kovalyova's bold experimentation with the short fiction form. Kovalyova is a lecturer in molecular biology at Vancouver's Simon Fraser University, and this is a debut collection that successfully and gracefully bridges the divide between the worlds of art and science." - Publishers Weekly "A first collection that explores intersections between different cultures and between science and love. Through it all, though, Kovalyova's stories remain large-hearted and generous toward their characters as they struggle to make sense of the strange worlds around them...tenderly wrought, collection." - Kirkus "The facts of sex and inheritance cannot explain away human emotion in this strong, science-themed story collection." - Foreword Reviews "Such a varied collection testifies to a roaming imagination and willingness to push the boundaries of form and technique." -- The Globe and Mail "These immensely readable stories demonstrate that we do have imagination, we do have a sense of humour." -- National Post "Kovalyova has a knack for formal inventiveness... Specimen deserves an attentive readership." -- Toronto Star "The influence of Russian writers shines on every page ... a technical marvel." -- Maclean's "Specimen is enriched with the author's scholarship, but its nine stories also pack an emotional punch. Kovalyova welds gentle humour and bald wonder to explore the scientific underpinnings of the universe, including all kinds of love and despair." - Walrus Magazine "She is a great storyteller - astonishingly skilled at both traditional and experimental narrative. The writing is immediate, bold, and original. Lean, powerful dialogue." - Quill and Quire "I love it when impressive new work by a debut writer takes me by surprise. That's how I experienced this series of fascinating short stories by Irina Kovalyova... Don't assume that these stylistic innovations or the scientific nature of the content take away from the work's emotional power. Kovalyova's taut prose -- not a word is wasted -- tells stories about fear, ambition and love...there's no doubt great things are coming from this writer. Watch out for her." -- Now Magazine , Critics Pick "To read Irina Kovalyova is to peer through a microscope and discover worlds infinitely big and exquisitely small. These stories are luminous. They capture light. They cast sharp shadows. They take root in your heart. I have never read stories like these, and I long to read more. Rare specimens indeed." -- Jessica Grant, author of Come, Thou Tortoise "Irina Kovalyova is a keeper of different worlds, and Specimen is like a glass bottle that you turn in your hands to watch unexamined worlds roll around, laid bare. Read these stories, and feel yourself changed in the process." -- Russell Wangersky, author of Whirl Away, "Kovalyova is a lecturer in molecular biology at Vancouver's Simon Fraser University, and this is a debut collection that successfully and gracefully bridges the divide between the worlds of art and science." - Publishers Weekly "...[a] tenderly wrought, collection." - Kirkus "The facts of sex and inheritance cannot explain away human emotion in this strong, science-themed story collection." - Foreword Reviews "Such a varied collection testifies to a roaming imagination and willingness to push the boundaries of form and technique." -- The Globe and Mail "These immensely readable stories demonstrate that we do have imagination, we do have a sense of humour." -- National Post "Kovalyova has a knack for formal inventiveness... Specimen deserves an attentive readership." -- Toronto Star "The influence of Russian writers shines on every page ... a technical marvel." -- Maclean's "Specimen is enriched with the author's scholarship, but its nine stories also pack an emotional punch. Kovalyova welds gentle humour and bald wonder to explore the scientific underpinnings of the universe, including all kinds of love and despair." - Walrus Magazine "She is a great storyteller - astonishingly skilled at both traditional and experimental narrative. The writing is immediate, bold, and original. Lean, powerful dialogue." - Quill and Quire "I love it when impressive new work by a debut writer takes me by surprise. That's how I experienced this series of fascinating short stories by Irina Kovalyova... Don't assume that these stylistic innovations or the scientific nature of the content take away from the work's emotional power. Kovalyova's taut prose -- not a word is wasted -- tells stories about fear, ambition and love...there's no doubt great things are coming from this writer. Watch out for her." -- Now Magazine , Critics Pick "To read Irina Kovalyova is to peer through a microscope and discover worlds infinitely big and exquisitely small. These stories are luminous. They capture light. They cast sharp shadows. They take root in your heart. I have never read stories like these, and I long to read more. Rare specimens indeed." -- Jessica Grant, author of Come, Thou Tortoise "Irina Kovalyova is a keeper of different worlds, and Specimen is like a glass bottle that you turn in your hands to watch unexamined worlds roll around, laid bare. Read these stories, and feel yourself changed in the process." -- Russell Wangersky, author of Whirl Away, To read Irina Kovalyova is to peer through a microscope and discover worlds infinitely big and exquisitely small. These stories are luminous. They capture light. They cast sharp shadows. They take root in your heart. I have never read stories like these, and I long to read more. Rare specimens, indeed., "...[a] tenderly wrought, collection." - Kirkus "The facts of sex and inheritance cannot explain away human emotion in this strong, science-themed story collection." - Foreword Reviews "Such a varied collection testifies to a roaming imagination and willingness to push the boundaries of form and technique." -- The Globe and Mail "These immensely readable stories demonstrate that we do have imagination, we do have a sense of humour." -- National Post "Kovalyova has a knack for formal inventiveness... Specimen deserves an attentive readership." -- Toronto Star "The influence of Russian writers shines on every page ... a technical marvel." -- Maclean's "Specimen is enriched with the author's scholarship, but its nine stories also pack an emotional punch. Kovalyova welds gentle humour and bald wonder to explore the scientific underpinnings of the universe, including all kinds of love and despair." - Walrus Magazine "She is a great storyteller - astonishingly skilled at both traditional and experimental narrative. The writing is immediate, bold, and original. Lean, powerful dialogue." - Quill and Quire "I love it when impressive new work by a debut writer takes me by surprise. That's how I experienced this series of fascinating short stories by Irina Kovalyova... Don't assume that these stylistic innovations or the scientific nature of the content take away from the work's emotional power. Kovalyova's taut prose -- not a word is wasted -- tells stories about fear, ambition and love...there's no doubt great things are coming from this writer. Watch out for her." -- Now Magazine , Critics Pick "To read Irina Kovalyova is to peer through a microscope and discover worlds infinitely big and exquisitely small. These stories are luminous. They capture light. They cast sharp shadows. They take root in your heart. I have never read stories like these, and I long to read more. Rare specimens indeed." -- Jessica Grant, author of Come, Thou Tortoise "Irina Kovalyova is a keeper of different worlds, and Specimen is like a glass bottle that you turn in your hands to watch unexamined worlds roll around, laid bare. Read these stories, and feel yourself changed in the process." -- Russell Wangersky, author of Whirl Away, "Such a varied collection testifies to a roaming imagination and willingness to push the boundaries of form and technique." -- The Globe and Mail "These immensely readable stories demonstrate that we do have imagination, we do have a sense of humour." -- National Post "Kovalyova has a knack for formal inventiveness... Specimen deserves an attentive readership." -- Toronto Star "The influence of Russian writers shines on every page ... a technical marvel." -- Maclean's "Specimen is enriched with the author's scholarship, but its nine stories also pack an emotional punch. Kovalyova welds gentle humour and bald wonder to explore the scientific underpinnings of the universe, including all kinds of love and despair." - Walrus Magazine "She is a great storyteller - astonishingly skilled at both traditional and experimental narrative. The writing is immediate, bold, and original. Lean, powerful dialogue." - Quill and Quire "I love it when impressive new work by a debut writer takes me by surprise. That's how I experienced this series of fascinating short stories by Irina Kovalyova... Don't assume that these stylistic innovations or the scientific nature of the content take away from the work's emotional power. Kovalyova's taut prose -- not a word is wasted -- tells stories about fear, ambition and love...there's no doubt great things are coming from this writer. Watch out for her." -- Now Magazine , Critics Pick "To read Irina Kovalyova is to peer through a microscope and discover worlds infinitely big and exquisitely small. These stories are luminous. They capture light. They cast sharp shadows. They take root in your heart. I have never read stories like these, and I long to read more. Rare specimens indeed." -- Jessica Grant, author of Come, Thou Tortoise "Irina Kovalyova is a keeper of different worlds, and Specimen is like a glass bottle that you turn in your hands to watch unexamined worlds roll around, laid bare. Read these stories, and feel yourself changed in the process." -- Russell Wangersky, author of Whirl Away
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
Winner, 2016 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Fiction Finalist, 2016 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize The stories in Specimen are a unique exploration of science and the human heart; the place where physical reality collides with our spiritual and emotional lives. In "The Blood Keeper," a young academic travels to North Korea to work on her dissertation and embarks on a dangerous affair. In "Mamochka," which was nominated for the 2012 Journey Prize, an archivist at the Institute for Physics in Minsk, must come to terms with her daughter's marriage to a Chinese man in Vancouver. In "Peptide P," scientists study a disease that seems to affect children after they eat hotdogs. In "Side Effects," a woman's personality is altered, and not necessarily for the better, by botox injections. In "The Big One," a woman and her daughter find themselves trapped in the rubble of an underground parking garage after an earthquake. Stylistically varied and with settings that range from North Korea and Minsk to Vancouver and Gdansk, Kovalyova is daring and confident new voice in Canadian fiction., A bold debut collection of short stories that explore the intersection of science and the human heart., Inspired by a wide range influences -- including early-twentieth century Russian avant-gardists, British science fiction and dystopian novels, as well as contemporary American novelists -- Specimen is a highly original collection of stories that explore the place where physical reality collides with our spiritual and emotional lives. In "Mamochka," nominated for the 2012 Journey Prize, an archivist at the Institute for Physics in Minsk, must come to terms with her daughter's marriage to a Chinese man in Vancouver. In "Peptide P," scientists study a disease of the heart that seems to affect children after they eat hotdogs. In "Side Effects," a woman's personality is altered by botox injections. In "Specimen" a teenage girl discovers that she was conceived using a sperm donor. In "The Big One," a woman and her daughter find themselves trapped in the rubble of an underground parking garage after an earthquake. In "The Blood Keeper," a novella, a young academic travels to North Korea to work on her dissertation and embarks on a dangerous affair.
LC Classification Number
PR9199.4.K685S64
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