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Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-288).

"A rich selection of Bertram Brooker's rare and unpublished stories, essays, and manifestos. The Wrong World proves that Brooker brought all of his experimental ambitions to his short fiction, essays, and manifestos. His stories document Canada's evolution from a provincial colony into a modern, urban civilization. His essays participate in that evolution by advocating for a passionate awakening of the arts, for the end of prudish sentiment and censorship, and for a radical rethinking of the nature of war. In turn devastating, penetrating, and poignant, Brooker's prose offers a sharply focused lens on a turbulent time in Canada." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Short Fiction
[01] Like Old Jehovah
[02] Bad Order
[03] Mrs Hungerford's Milk
[04] A Glass of Catawba
[05] Head Waitress
[06] Youth's Manuscript
[07] (from) The Tangled Miracle

The Wrong World
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight

Essays and Polemics
[01] To All the Nations...!
[02] The Spread of Negativism
[03] The Decay of Art
[04] The Price of Peace
[05] Free Prose
[06] (from) Notes for the Free Prose
[07] Nudes and Prudes
[08] When We Awake!
[09] Prophets Wanted

Textual Chronology and Editorial Procedures

Explanatory Notes

Textual Emendations and Revisions

Works Cited