ENGL 2810Y Lecture 22: Lecture 22 - The Maestro by Tim Wynne Jones (Mar. 24)
23 Feb 2016
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Fairy tale tradition (fairy tale hero with a grim realization) Short stories, picture books, articles, adult fiction, children"s fiction. Born in england; early years in kitimat, bc. Rock, architecture, book design, graphic design, mfa. The summer that i graduated from york, i was so bored with school that i wrote my first novel, odd"s end. It was just something to do like going on a summer holiday when you don"t have any money. I decided that this writing thing might be fun. Nominated for hans christian andersen awards in 2012. The problem novel tackles difficult themes (divorce, abuse, suicide, addiction, illness, death) Protagonists need to realistically challenge ugly details to come of age (growth) The meaning and importance of fairy tales by bruno bettelheim. The struggle for meaning (1976) in fft (323-335) On only showing the one-sided sunny side of things (327)
