Lord Nelson Tavern (Trade Paper)

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The Lord Nelson Tavern: a Halifaxwatering hole in the early 1960s.The group of young universitystudents who hang out therearamshackle coterie of aspiring artists,economists, poets, and philosopherscome together to gossip andponder the big questions of art andlife, all the while pining after the vainand untouchable Francesca.Though these friends soon driftapart, their early rivalries, jealousiesand conquests will continue toreverberate. In the novels seveninterlocking sequences, Ray Smithexplores the often decisive andeven fatal impact of seeminglyinnocuous choices upon the courseof our lives. With unforgettablescenes that marry the sacred andthe profane, and with structuralinnovations that recall the works ofBarthelme and Nabokov,Lord NelsonTavernis a must-read cult-classic ofCanadian fiction.The long, singular career of Ray Smith is testament to the virtues and perils of literary wanderlust An irreverent voice in the earnest early days of CanLit nationalism,Lord Nelson Tavernstruck [an] original note, offering bite and insight, charm and sentimentality, in stylish, often wildly funny prose.Charles ForanThe prose equivalent of a symphony.Steven BeattieThe most accomplished fantasist writing in Canada today.Montreal GazetteRay Smith has a flair for languages. His ability to phonetically capture the nuances of English as spoken by those who were not born and raised in English Canada merits the occasional chuckle.Airforce Magazine