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Revision as of 04:09, 20 September 2024

2019 novel by Terry Fallis For the 1971 novella by Susan Hill, see The Albatross.
Albatross
First edition
AuthorTerry Fallis
PublisherMcClelland & Stewart
Publication dateAugust 2019

Albatross is the seventh novel by Canadian author Terry Fallis. It was published in August 2019. It earned a place on The Globe and Mail's bestseller list a week after publication.

Plot

Hero Adam Coryell unexpectedly finds himself to be a golf prodigy. Unfortunately he wants to be a writer, and he hates golf.

Reviews

The Globe and Mail's review asserted "This novel has a fable-like quality and philosophical depths that Fallis plumbs with a deceptive subtlety – you’ll come for the story about an athletic whiz kid, and leave contemplating where true happiness really lies, both in Adam’s life and your own.".

References

  1. Jamie Portman (2019-08-30). "Albatross: Terry Fallis". Postmedia. Toronto. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  2. Natalie Gibbons (2019-12-16). "At The Library: Albatross by Terry Fallis". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  3. "Award-winning novelist Terry Fallis offers workshop in Nelson". Nelson Star. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. Nancy Wigston (2019-08-07). "Hero 'just wants to write like John Irving' in Terry Fallis' new book Albatross". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  5. Emma Godmere (2019-08-20). "Terry Fallis explores a universal dilemma in his brand-new novel, Albatross". CBC Radio. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  6. Zuri H. Scrivens (November 2019). "Golf Clap: Teeing up a new novel". Literary Review of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  7. Sarah Laing (2019-08-19). "Three reads for hot summer days". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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