Bill Gaston "is the author of several much-praised story collections or novels. He is the recipient of numerous prizes and accolades, including a Giller Prize nomination. Gaston lives with his family in Victoria, British Columbia, where he teaches at the University of Victoria." "In Gaston's marvellous, riotous, Rebelaisian world, Gargoyles are physical manifestations of the disfigurements and contortions to which we human beings subject ourselves. Indeed, as Gaston wrote each story, he sketched out a distinct gargoyle to look down over it. For that reason, each story in his collection has a stange and unique guardian spirit whose sometimes benevolent, sometimes malevolent presence informs the characters and their actions. Gargoyles shows off one of our best writers at the top of his form.
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