The Heart of a Peacock

The Heart of a Peacock

Emily Carr, Rosemary Neering
$16.95


A collection of 51 short stories by the legendary writer and painter Emily Carr, arranged in themes such as her experiences with Native people, her adventures with various beloved creatures and her love of nature. Together, they underline Carr's place as a writer with the sharp yet tender eye of an artist, with a deep feeling for the tragedies of life and with a rich sense of the comic. The book is enhanced by seven of Carr's line drawings of scenes from nature.

The Heart of a Peacock is the fourth of the seven books by Emily Carr to be published by Douglas & McIntyre in a completely redesigned edition, each with an introduction by a noted Canadian writer or an authority on Emily Carr and her work.


 


Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN: 9781553650843
Paperback / softback
5.27 in x 7.99 in - 256 pp
Publication Date: 02/02/2005
BISAC Subject(s):: ART015040-ART / Canadian,LCO010000-LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays,BIO001000-BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers 
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Description


A collection of 51 short stories by the legendary writer and painter Emily Carr, arranged in themes such as her experiences with Native people, her adventures with various beloved creatures and her love of nature. Together, they underline Carr's place as a writer with the sharp yet tender eye of an artist, with a deep feeling for the tragedies of life and with a rich sense of the comic. The book is enhanced by seven of Carr's line drawings of scenes from nature.

The Heart of a Peacock is the fourth of the seven books by Emily Carr to be published by Douglas & McIntyre in a completely redesigned edition, each with an introduction by a noted Canadian writer or an authority on Emily Carr and her work.


 

Details


Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN: 9781553650843
Paperback / softback
5.27 in x 7.99 in - 256 pp
Publication Date: 02/02/2005
BISAC Subject(s):: ART015040-ART / Canadian,LCO010000-LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays,BIO001000-BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers 
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