The Better Part of Heaven, The - Softcover
In The Better Part of Heaven , Ken Norris deepens and extends both the form and content of his expanding body of work. A poetic journal of a journey through the South Pacific, it builds on both the Japanese and Canadian traditions of the travel poem/text, establishing the earthly journey as a metaphor for both a spiritual & an emotional quest.
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About the Author:
Ken Norris was born in New York City in 1951. He immigrated to Canada in the early seventies and became a Canadian citizen in 1985. Norris teaches Canadian Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Maine.
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- PublisherCoach House Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0889102732
- ISBN 13 9780889102736
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages144
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