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"Hockey is more than a sport in Canada. Symbol, obsession, industry, definition, identity, entertainment....all and much more. There is also a rich and varied literature about hockey in Canada. The flood of hockey books, especially around the Christmas season each year does not abate. Media in Canada is super saturated with hockey almost year round. The ritual of hockey is analyzed endlessly on all media. We never get enough of it. We keep generating the heroes and the villains of hockey; the spectacle of hockey allows endless drama for Canadians. Hockey in Canada is full of characters, history, folk lore, and has also spawned its own language Hockey Night in the Rough Towns captures the varied qualities of the hockey life in five engaging short stories. Jerold Wadsworth has raised the literature on hockey to a new level - humour, pathos, drama, perfect characterizations, and more! His stories are set in the present and the past. Filled with a subtle wit and humour, this is a beautifully written, affectionate and engaging book, telling us about small-town Ontario life, the folk and their hockey. The author's portrait of vivid characters and his ability to capture the true folk spee

Author

Jerold Wadsworth

Publisher

Oakville, Ontario, Canada: Mosaic Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781771614511