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| Original Title: | The Lost Salt Gift of Blood |
| ISBN: | 077109969X (ISBN13: 9780771099694) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Canada |
Alistair MacLeod
Paperback | Pages: 168 pages Rating: 4.31 | 595 Users | 57 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Lost Salt Gift of Blood |
| Author | : | Alistair MacLeod |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 168 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 1989 by New Canadian Library (first published 1976) |
| Categories | : | Short Stories. Fiction. Cultural. Canada |
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The stories of The Lost Salt Gift of Blood are remarkably simple – a family is drawn together by shared and separate losses, a child’s reality conflicts with his parents’ memories, a young man struggles to come to terms with the loss of his father.Yet each piece of writing in this critically acclaimed collection is infused with a powerful life of its own, a precision of language and a scrupulous fidelity to the reality of time and place, of sea and Maritime farm.
Focusing on the complexities and abiding mysteries at the heart of human relationships, the seven stories of The Lost Salt Gift of Blood map the close bonds and impassable chasms that lie between man and woman, parent and child.
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The second story was wonderful and I would have liked to have seen it be the story of the entire collection. The others were well written but lacked the same energy. It has encouraged me to re-consider MacLeod though and try some of his novels.I only like the "The Boat" chapter.
In my mind, Alistair MacLeod is one of today's best writers. He doesn't try to grab you with flashy techniques or weird storyline twists or profound social comment. Rather, he's a storyteller, pure and simple. This is a collection of some of his rare short stories that chronicle the lives of people in his native Nova Scotia. They are beautifully crafted and moving in their simplicity. If you enjoy a quiet, yet moving story, well told, I recommend anything written by Alistair MacLeod.
I wish I could give this book more than five stars. It's the best book of short stories I've read this year, by far. This is old school writing, where the author takes his time and establishes a mood and an atmosphere you can almost feel, taste, and touch. All the stories take place in the stark scenery of Cape Breton, which is on the Nova Scotia coast, and all the characters are miners, lighthouse keepers, fishermen, and farmers; all battling the harsh environment of the land they love and
I relate a lot to the second story for that I also come from a small place thought as poor and undeveloped. I'm lucky to leave there and come to the capital of my own country. But I never felt any sense of belonging during my 4 years here in this big city. The last part the the second story on how you view outsiders touched me deeply and I can feel an urge to go back.
Short stories aren't usually my genre of choice, but this is a powerful collection to be sure.
MacLeod would write the last sentence of each story first. What do you want to leave the reader with, is the most important question. Then, this sentence would serve as a lighthouse for the rest of the story. The stories are not much for plot, but the beauty of the language, the people and the setting keep you reading on. MacLeod's subjects are the fishermen, the coal miners, and the farmers of Cape Breton. The most common theme is the lure of the island as people grapple with staying where
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