China Blues: Poems and Stories

Authors: Donnell, David
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
BISAC/Subject: POE000000, POE023000, POE023040, POE011000
ISBN: 9781551995786, Related ISBNs: 0771028431, 1551995786, 9780771028434, 9781551995786
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 112,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: Winner of the City of Toronto Book Award, China Blues explores the urban pastoral through poetry and fiction.  Donnell's protagonist wanders Toronto, recalling his small-town Ontario boyhood and commenting on a range of contrasting subjects, from pop culture to war.
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