Martin Sloane

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Martin Sloane
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Author Michael Redhill
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Doubleday Canada
Publication date
2001
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint
Pages288
ISBN 978-0385259873

Martin Sloane is Canadian author Michael Redhill's first novel, published in 2001 by Doubleday Canada. [1] The novel explores the disappearance of Martin Sloane, a reclusive collage artist from Toronto, through the eyes of Jolene, a young woman from Bloomington, Indiana with whom he had a longstanding casual romantic relationship. [2]

The novel was a shortlisted nominee for the 2001 Giller Prize, [3] and won the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 2002. [4]

References

  1. Noah Richler, "An author who takes time, not money: Ten years on, Michael Redhill is a debut novelist". National Post , April 9, 2001.
  2. "Art and life collide in explosive debut". The Globe and Mail , April 28, 2001.
  3. "Giller short list features three new novelists". Kamloops Daily News , October 5, 2001.
  4. "Michael Redhill picks up first-novel honours". Edmonton Journal , October 2, 2002.