The Heart Accepts it all: Selected Letters of John Glassco

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Title
The Heart Accepts it all: Selected Letters of John Glassco
Abstract
According to the publisher, "Decades after his death, John Glassco [1909-1981] remains Canada’s most enigmatic literary figure. The Heart Accepts It All: SelectedLetters of John Glassco draws back the curtain on this self-described ‘great practitioner of deceit.’ We see the delight he took in revealing his many literary hoaxes to friends, and the scorn he had for literary fashion. The letters reflect his convictions about literature, other writers and his own talent, while documenting struggles with publishers, pirates and censors." The Montreal-born Glassco produced a body of work that encompasses poetry, memoir, translation, and several bestselling books of pornography. The publisher notes that "Collected here are the few surviving letters from his youthful adventures in France and three previously unpublished poems. Amongst his correspondents were Maurice Girodias, F.R. Scott, A.J.M. Smith, Ralph Gustafson, Leon Edel and Margaret Atwood."
Date
2012
Publisher
Véhicle Press
Place
Montreal
# of Pages
240p.
ISBN
978-1-55065-340-3
Citation
Busby, Brian, ed. The Heart Accepts It All: Selected Letters of John Glassco. Montreal: Véhicle Press, 2012.
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