Two More Solitudes
Taking as his inspiration two classic texts, Hugh MacLennan’s Two Solitudes and Dante’s Inferno, Sheldon Currie finds new meaning in MacLennan’s dichotomy and profane humour in Dante’s divine comedy as he tells the story of one man’s search for redemption. Ian’s journey through hell is...
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Taking as his inspiration two classic texts, Hugh MacLennan’s Two Solitudes and Dante’s Inferno, Sheldon Currie finds new meaning in MacLennan’s dichotomy and profane humour in Dante’s divine comedy as he tells the story of one man’s search for redemption. Ian’s journey through hell is unconventional: he encounters a nun-turned-torch singer and is sidetracked by baseball games and temporary amnesia. As Ian loves and leaves a succession of women and career paths, we come to root for him to find a star to guide him home.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781554703036 (1554703034)
Publish date: September 28th 2010
Publisher: Key Porter Books
Pages no: 286
Edition language: English