Feasting on Misfortune

Feasting on Misfortune
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Publisher : University of Alberta
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 0888643012
ISBN-13 : 9780888643018
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Book Synopsis Feasting on Misfortune by : David Jones

Download or read book Feasting on Misfortune written by David Jones and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 1998-02 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Against this background of confrontation, constraint and adversity, Albertans searched for human fulfillment in their personal lives." "David C. Jones follows the sagas of a heretic, an artist, two paladins of the people, a coal boss and his enemies, a spy, a priest, a cat, and a sage. Through his eyes we see what the human spirit does with misfortune: the spirit feeds on trouble until it grows or sickens."--BOOK JACKET.


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