I broke all the rules that my dad gave me. It was he who had given me, in part, the confidence to think of my life as being worthy to mix with those of the geniuses. --Heather O'Neill With generosity and wry humour, novelist Heather O'Neill recalls several key lessons she learned in childhood from her father: memories and stories about how crime does pay, why one should never keep a diary, and that it is good to beware of clowns, among other things.
Her father and his eccentric friends--ex-bank robbers and homeless men--taught her that everything she did was important, a belief that she has carried through her life. O'Neill's intimate recollections make Wisdom in Nonsense the perfect companion to her widely praised debut novel, Lullabies for Little Criminals (HarperCollins).
| ISBN: | 9781772123777 |
| Publication date: | 19th January 2018 |
| Author: | Heather ONeill |
| Publisher: | University of Alberta Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Series: | CLC Kreisel Lecture Series |
| Genres: |
Biography: writers Literary essays Anthologies: general |
I broke all the rules that my dad gave me. It was he who had given me, in part, the confidence to think of my life as being worthy to mix with those of the geniuses. --Heather O'Neill With generosity and wry humour, novelist Heather O'Neill recalls several key lessons she learned in childhood from her father: memories and stories about how crime does pay, why one should never keep a diary, and that it is good to beware of clowns, among other things.
Wisdom in Nonsense features in the following genres: Biography: writers, Literary essays, Anthologies: general
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Wisdom in Nonsense was written by Heather ONeill and published by University of Alberta Press
Wisdom in Nonsense has 64 pages
Yes it is part of CLC Kreisel Lecture Series series
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