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House of Anansi Press was founded in 1967 with a mandate to publish Canadian-authored books, a mandate that continues to this day even as the list has branched out to include internationally acclaimed thinkers and writers. The press immediately gained attention for significant titles by notable writers such as Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, George Grant, and Northrop Frye. Since then, Anansi’s commitment to finding, publishing and promoting challenging, excellent writing has won it tremendous acclaim and solid staying power. Today Anansi is Canada’s pre-eminent independent press, and home to nationally and internationally bestselling and acclaimed authors such as Gil Adamson, Margaret Atwood, Ken Babstock, Peter Behrens, Rawi Hage, Misha Glenny, Jim Harrison, A. L. Kennedy, Pasha Malla, Lisa Moore, A. F. Moritz, Eric Siblin, Karen Solie, and Ronald Wright. Anansi is also proud to publish the award-winning nonfiction series The CBC Massey Lectures. In 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011 Anansi was honoured by the Canadian Booksellers Association as “Publisher of the Year.”
Table of Contents
COVER
OPENERS
PROLOGUE
POLAND, A YEAR EARLIER
BOOK I: THE ASYLUM AT ABU N'AF
MOROCCO, PRESENT DAY - THE FIRST MORNING
THE FIRST AFTERNOON
THE FIRST EVENING
THE SECOND MORNING
THE SECOND AFTERNOON
THE SECOND EVENING
SICILY, 1952
BOOK III: THE GLASS HOUSE OF CASTELMONTRANO - PART ONE
SATURDAY
MONDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY
THURSDAY
SUNDAY
THREE YEARS EARLIER
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
BOOK IV: THE LOST PLANE OF KALIMANTAN
BORNEO, 2004
BOOK V: THE GLASS HOUSE OF CASTELMONTRANO - PART TWO
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
BOOK VI: THE JEWELLED CASKET OF RUE SIDI HMAD
CASABLANCA, 1978
BOOK VII: THE BUTTERFLY OF THE KABIR MASSIF
MOROCCO, PRESENT DAY
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