Deafening by Frances Itani
This work examines British thinking about nuclear weapons in the period up to about 1970, looking at the subject through the eyes of the Royal Navy, in the belief that this can offer new insights in this field. The author argues that the Navy was always sceptical about nuclear weapons, both on practical grounds and because of wartime and pre-war experiences. He suggests that this scepticism can teach us a good deal about military technological innovation in general.Besides her two previous books of poetry (No Other Lodgings; Fiddlehead, 1978 and Rentee Bay; Quarry 1983), Frances Itani has published a children's book and co-authored a book of short stories. More recently, Frances Itani, a Member of the Order of Canada, had a spectacular international debut with her first novel, Deafening, which received a Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (Canada and Caribbean Region) and was shortlisted for the 2005 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; it was a #1 bestseller in Canada. Her second novel, Remembering the Bones, was shortlisted for a Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Itani's short story collection, Poached Egg on Toast, won the 2005 Ottawa Book Award and the 2005 CAA Jubilee Award for Short Stories. Itani lives in Ottawa.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802141651 |
| ISBN 10 | 080214165X |
| Titel | Deafening |
| Autor | Frances Itani |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2004-11-05 |
| Seitenanzahl | 416 |
| Preise | Short-listed for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2005 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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