{"product_id":"lord-nelson-tavern-paperback","title":"Lord Nelson Tavern - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRay Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lord Nelson Tavern\u003c\/i\u003e: a Halifax watering hole in the early 1960s. The group of young university students who hang out there--a ramshackle coterie of aspiring artists, economists, poets, and philosophers--come together to gossip and ponder the big questions of art and life, all the while pining after the vain and untouchable Francesca. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough these friends soon drift apart, their early rivalries, jealousies and conquests will continue to reverberate. In the novel's seven interlocking sequences, Ray Smith explores the often decisive and even fatal impact of seemingly innocuous choices upon the course of our lives. With unforgettable scenes that marry the sacred and the profane, and with structural innovations that recall the works of Barthelme and Nabokov, \u003ci\u003eLord Nelson Tavern\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read cult-classic of Canadian fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Smith: A native of Mabou, Cape Breton, to which he has returned, Ray Smith lived in Montreal for forty years, where he taught English literature at Dawson College. His books include \u003ci\u003eA Night at the Opera\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 1992 Qspell Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction), \u003ci\u003eCape Breton is the Thought-Control Centre of Canada, Century\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Flush of Victory: Jack Bottomly Among the Virgins\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Biblioasis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264981647609,"sku":"9781927428979","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/U4FKdwjNnf9781927428979.webp?v=1768838757","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/lord-nelson-tavern-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}