About the book
Carol Shields's award-winning and critically acclaimed \"literary mystery,\" first published in 1987.
Swann is the story of four individuals who become entwined in the life of Mary Swann, a rural Canadian poet whose authentic and unique voice is discovered only hours before her husband hacks her to pieces.Who is Mary Swann? And how could she have produced these works of genius in almost complete isolation? Mysteriously, all traces of Swann's existence — her notebook, the first draft of her work, even her photograph — gradually vanish as the characters in this engrossing novel become caught up in their own concepts of who Mary Swann was.
Editions of Swann
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780679307716
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679307877
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307367242
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Carol Shields's award-winning and critically acclaimed \"literary mystery,\" first published in 1987.
Swann is the story of four individuals who become entwined in the life of Mary Swann, a rural Canadian poet whose authentic and unique voice is discovered only hours before her husband hacks her to pieces.Who is Mary Swann? And how could she have produced these works of genius in almost complete isolation? Mysteriously, all traces of Swann's existence — her notebook, the first draft of her work, even her photograph — gradually vanish as the characters in this engrossing novel become caught up in their own concepts of who Mary Swann was.
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What is Swann about?
Carol Shields's award-winning and critically acclaimed \"literary mystery,\" first published in 1987.
Swann is the story of four individuals who become entwined in the life of Mary Swann, a rural Canadian poet whose authentic and unique voice is discovered only hours before her husband hacks her to pieces.Who is Mary Swann? And how could she have produced these works of genius in almost complete isolation? Mysteriously, all traces of Swann's existence — her notebook, the first draft of her work, even her photograph — gradually vanish as the characters in this engrossing novel become caught up in their own concepts of who Mary Swann was.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Swann?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Swann?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780679307716
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Swann?
Carol Shields
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Swann is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780679307716) and paperback(ISBN 9780679307877) and ebook(ISBN 9780307367242)
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