Books by Alistair MacLeod and Complete Book Reviews

Island: The Complete Stories
Island: The Complete Stories
Alistair MacLeod, Author W. W. Norton & Company $25.95 (448p) ISBN 978-0-393-05035-6
HCollected in one edition for the first time, the 16 short stories of Canadian writer MacLeod (No Great Mischief) span 30 years of his career and brilliantly evoke the lives of the people of his native Cape Breton Island. The place itself is...
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The Lost Salt Gift of Blood: New and Selected Stories
The Lost Salt Gift of Blood: New and Selected Stories
Alistair MacLeod, Author Ontario Review Press $11.95 (227p) ISBN 978-0-86538-063-9
These 11 haunting short fictions are shaped by the rugged terrain and rough seas of Cape Breton Island in southeastern Canada. MacLeod, a notable Canadian writer making his American debut here, is a superb storyteller who captures the moodiness of...
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No Great Mischief
No Great Mischief
Alistair MacLeod, Author W. W. Norton & Company $23.95 (283p) ISBN 978-0-393-04970-1
MacLeod, a Canadian of Scottish lineage, has earned a sterling reputation north of the border based on two collections of stories (Barometer Rising; As Birds Bring Forth the Sun), and with his first novel he will only add to that acclaim. Already a...
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