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"Heighton is like the young Ondaatje." — The Globe and Mail
"One of the best books produced by a Canadian writer in the last decade or more." — Vancouver Sun
"Steven Heighton turns a masterful hand to the short story." — Ottawa Citizen
"Achingly beautiful stories that are delicate and grounded explorations of the human condition." — The Calgary Herald
"Heighton delights the reader with his clear-eyed perceptions and delicate style." — Montreal Gazette
"Inquiring, passionate, understanding...Steven Heighton is...a marvellous storyteller with whole hemispheres to teach." — Quill & Quire
"These stories are remarkable in their astute and perceptive portrayal of another culture. Heighton's still, spare prose encapsulates both the Japanese landscape and the psyche of its people." --Times Literary Supplement (2000)
"Flight Paths of the Emperor is one of the best books produced by a Canadian writer in the last decade or more…In each story Heighton sets up a sequence of resonances drawn more from musical thatn literary form…a complex, thoroughly satisfying book." --Vancouver Sun
"Heighton is an empathetic writer…his respect fr other people’s suffering is immense, direct, and without glaring ideological motivation. Flight Paths of the Emperor is a pleasure to read." --Shift
"Heighton writes achingly beautiful stories that are delicate and grounded explorations of the human condition." --Calgary Herald
"In all these stories, Heighton demonstrates mastery of character and social nuance." --The Toronto Star
From the Trade Paperback edition. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
"One of the best books produced by a Canadian writer in the last decade or more." — Vancouver Sun
"Steven Heighton turns a masterful hand to the short story." — Ottawa Citizen
"Achingly beautiful stories that are delicate and grounded explorations of the human condition." — The Calgary Herald
"Heighton delights the reader with his clear-eyed perceptions and delicate style." — Montreal Gazette
"Inquiring, passionate, understanding...Steven Heighton is...a marvellous storyteller with whole hemispheres to teach." — Quill & Quire
"These stories are remarkable in their astute and perceptive portrayal of another culture. Heighton's still, spare prose encapsulates both the Japanese landscape and the psyche of its people." --Times Literary Supplement (2000)
"Flight Paths of the Emperor is one of the best books produced by a Canadian writer in the last decade or more…In each story Heighton sets up a sequence of resonances drawn more from musical thatn literary form…a complex, thoroughly satisfying book." --Vancouver Sun
"Heighton is an empathetic writer…his respect fr other people’s suffering is immense, direct, and without glaring ideological motivation. Flight Paths of the Emperor is a pleasure to read." --Shift
"Heighton writes achingly beautiful stories that are delicate and grounded explorations of the human condition." --Calgary Herald
"In all these stories, Heighton demonstrates mastery of character and social nuance." --The Toronto Star
From the Trade Paperback edition. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
About the Author
Steven Heighton is the author of numerous books, including award-winning stories: Flight Paths of the Emperor and On earth as it is; essays: The Admen Move on Lhasa; and poetry: 1995 Governor General's Award finalist The Ecstasy of Skeptics, The Address Book and Stalin's Carnival. He lives in Kingston, Ontario.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Flightpaths of the Emperor (Paperback)
This is a collection of autobiographical short stories from a university student who travels to Japan to teach English.I enjoyed the author's account of growing up in his Canadian household. Heighton writes very expressively about what it feels like to be a small kid, Dad zipping in and out of the house to foreign lands, parents fighting, hiding under a table when the domestic situation got violent, and later, as a teenager, a frank conversation with his mom over a Labatts. I also enjoyed the account of weird, oldschool, 1950's, post-War coffeehouses. Best of all was the chapter where he describes applying for, and being hired to work as a waiter in a Japanese restaurant. Heighton frankly admits that he speaks little Japanese and then describes his encounters with the patrons and staff which will make any foreign expatriate or ex restaurant worker smile in recognition. As good as those chapters were, I couldn't finish any of the other chapters of the book. This book is worth the price if you buy it in paperback or used.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic,
By Gary Warnock (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flightpaths of the Emperor (Paperback)
A wonderful book, brilliantly written, and I recomend it to anyone who appreciates good literature.
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