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OPEN WINDOWS, A Collection of 'Quick Fiction', Short Stories, Edited by Kent Thompson (1988 1st Ed.)
OPEN WINDOWS, A Collection of 'Quick Fiction', Short Stories, Edited by Kent Thompson (1988 1st Ed.)
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Author: Various. Edited by Kent Thompson. Published by Quarry Press, Kingston, ON., 1988, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. ULTRA RARE: Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 7.75 x 5 inch, 109 pages plus author bio's.
OPEN WINDOWS, A Collection of 'Quick Fiction', Short Stories, is a landmark flash-fiction anthology edited by Kent Thompson. This book helped popularize ultra-short fiction in Canada by featuring compact, emotionally intense stories from authors like Carol Shields and Diane Schoemperlen.
Because Open Windows: Canadian Short Short Stories is an anthology of disparate flash fiction pieces rather than a single continuous narrative, it does not have a conventional plot synopsis. Instead, the book serves as a structural blueprint for the Canadian "short-short" genre. Its synopsis focuses on a shared literary goal: capturing a complete, resonant human experience in under two pages.
Although this book contains dozens of excellent brief pieces, the most notable and documented contributing authors include:
- Carol Shields: The Pulitzer Prize and Governor General's Award-winning author of The Stone Diaries.
- Diane Schoemperlen: A master of experimental short fiction and Governor General Award-winner.
- D. C. Reid (Dennis Reid): Contributed the piece "Plaza Del Loma".
- Keith Harrison: A well-known Canadian novelist, scholar, and short-fiction writer.
- William J. Klebeck: A Saskatchewan-based short story writer.
- Adrian Belshaw: A writer active in the contemporary Canadian literary journal scene.
- Terence Heath: A prominent Canadian author, poet, and art curator.
- Kent Thompson: In addition to editing and writing the afterword, Thompson included his own micro-fiction work, such as the widely praised piece "Unreeling".
ISBN: 9780919627587
GC&C Stock #5359
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