The Book of Small
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1553650557 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Book of Small has been in print ever since its publication in 1942, and, like Klee Wyck, has been read and loved by a couple of generations.. She wrote seven popular, critically acclaimed books about her journeys to remote Native communities and about her life as an artistas well as her life as a small child in Victoria at the turn of the last century.The Book of Small is a collection of 36 short stories about a childhood in a town that still had vestiges of its pioneer past. With an uncanny skill at bringing people to life, Emily Carr tells stories about her family, neighbours, friends and strangerswho run the gamut from genteel people in high society to disreputable frequenters of saloonsas well as an array of beloved pets. All are observed through the sharp eyes and ears of a young, ever-curious and irrepressible girl, and Carr’s writing is a disarming combination of charm and devastating frankness.Carr’s writing is vital and direct, aware and poignant, and as well regarded today as when she was first published to both critical and popular acclaim. The legendary Emily Carr was primarily a painter, but she first gained recognition as an author
A Victorian Era Gem Sarah I read this second, after 'Growing Pains the autobiography of Emily Carr'. If I was to compare the two, they're really quite different. This memoir is seen through Emily's childhood years in Victoria, BC. Little stories of herself, her parents, sisters and pets, told with innocence and some humor. The book incorporates Victoria itself, the changes it went through and it's evolution as a British colony. It's like another character.It's only a little book, but was . Carr paints a precious portrait of Victoria in its infancy Nowick Gray Emily Carr paints a precious portrait of the city of Victoria in its infancy, combined with a charming personal portrait of her own childhood growing up there. Her book begins with a section describing in minute and sensuous detail the experience of the child in the context of her family and the booming city-to-be. Her originality of phrasing captures both the innocence of childhood and the deft touch of the mature artist writing the account in later life. The se. Mary Pennell said Painterly prose. Carr's painter's eye gives her prose a vivid and animated quality. Presented simply, like a child and a good design.
In 1995, she won the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work, and in 1999 she was the first children's author to be named Writer-in-Residence at Massey College at the University of Toronto.. Except for a period of fifteen years when she was discouraged by the reception to her work, she was a commited painter. After 1927, when she was encouraged by the praise of the Group of Seven, interest in her paintings grew and she gained recognition as one
"Carr is a magical wordsmith whose gorgeous prose reflects a desire for simplicity even as it sensually mirrors life in its teeming complexity." (Publishers Weekly 2012-01-01)"When Emily Carr decides in her sixties to look back upon her life it is her pleasure to create a wonderful big stamp album of wild places, strange pets, difficult characters, curious modes of transport and the like." (Hungry Mind Review 2012-01-01)