- Paperback: 358 pages
- Publisher: Raincoast Books; 1st Printing edition (Oct 2 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1551925648
- ISBN-13: 978-1551925646
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #41,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Gaston's short fiction displays realistic dialogue, lyrical description and a colourful range of characterization. His compassionate and vibrant grasp of the human comedy, his philosophical breadth and technical skill, remind me of the best work of Guy Vanderhaege and David Malouf Ö In this country, where literary reputations are short-lived, perhaps Gaston's Mount Appetite will avalanche the die-hards." -- Toronto Star
"The author of four novels, three short-story collections and several plays, Bill Gaston ought to be a household name by now. Long-time fans of his previous works already know the truth: Gaston is quite possibly one of our nation's most unsung, highly skilled writers." -- Marnie Woodrow in The Globe and Mail
The Cameraman has wonderful elements, including a tricky plot, inventive language and an utterly engaging central character. -- Globe and Mail
"The author of four novels, three short-story collections and several plays, Bill Gaston ought to be a household name by now. Long-time fans of his previous works already know the truth: Gaston is quite possibly one of our nation's most unsung, highly skilled writers." -- Marnie Woodrow in The Globe and Mail
The Cameraman has wonderful elements, including a tricky plot, inventive language and an utterly engaging central character. -- Globe and Mail
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When Bill Gaston released his early novel, The Cameraman, in 1994, critics raved about the writer's brilliance and inventiveness -- but, regrettably, the novel was on the shelves only briefly. Now, after almost a decade, this searing and funny gem from one of our most gifted writers is available again, in a re-edited and completely revised version. The story is told in "scenes" from the point of view of Francis, an alcoholic cameraman, who has trained his lens on the life of his friend and mentor, a manipulative and enigmatic director named Koz. The plot pivots around two women: Bev, a former starlet who is involved with both men; and Sheila, a famous actress who is found dead. The novel opens with Sheila's death-on-film by lethal injection, an act that has sinister implications for Koz, the director of the film, who knew what was happening, and for cameraman Francis, who didn't. When Koz is brought to trial and Francis is asked to testify against him, the sordid "truth" is revealed. Here is a novel as timeless, engrossing and transgressive as cinema verite.
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