As for Me and My House

Penguin Modern Classics Edition

By Sinclair Ross | Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

About the book

As For Me and My House is an essential Canadian work--a precise and compelling portrait of our culture, our psyche, and the nature of contemporary art itself, now available as a Penguin Modern Classic. 


     In the windswept town of Horizon, an unamed diarist paints a vivid and enthralling picture of prairie life in the Depression era. Atmospheric, intimate, and richly observed, As For Me and My House is a moving meditation on the bittersweet nature of human relationships, on the bonds that tie people together and the undercurrents of feeling that can tear them apart. It is one of Canada's great novels and a landmark in modern fiction.

Editions of As for Me and My House

Paperback
ISBN 9780735252882
Paperback
ISBN 9780771091049
Paperback
ISBN 9780771094125
Paperback
ISBN 9780771099977

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As For Me and My House is an essential Canadian work--a precise and compelling portrait of our culture, our psyche, and the nature of contemporary art itself, now available as a Penguin Modern Classic. 


     In the windswept town of Horizon, an unamed diarist paints a vivid and enthralling picture of prairie life in the Depression era. Atmospheric, intimate, and richly observed, As For Me and My House is a moving meditation on the bittersweet nature of human relationships, on the bonds that tie people together and the undercurrents of feeling that can tear them apart. It is one of Canada's great novels and a landmark in modern fiction.

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As For Me and My House is an essential Canadian work--a precise and compelling portrait of our culture, our psyche, and the nature of contemporary art itself, now available as a Penguin Modern Classic. 


     In the windswept town of Horizon, an unamed diarist paints a vivid and enthralling picture of prairie life in the Depression era. Atmospheric, intimate, and richly observed, As For Me and My House is a moving meditation on the bittersweet nature of human relationships, on the bonds that tie people together and the undercurrents of feeling that can tear them apart. It is one of Canada's great novels and a landmark in modern fiction.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in As for Me and My House?

Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre

Where can I read a sample of As for Me and My House?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780735252882

Who is/are the Author/s of the book As for Me and My House?

Sinclair Ross

Who is the Publisher of the book As for Me and My House?

McClelland & Stewart

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

As for Me and My House is available as paperback(ISBN 9780735252882) and paperback(ISBN 9780771091049) and paperback(ISBN 9780771094125) and paperback(ISBN 9780771099977)

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