Flight Paths of the Emperor
Author: Steven Heighton
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Published: 2010-10-08
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 0307369498
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSet mainly in the psychologically insulated communities of expatriate teachers in Osaka, Japan, these fourteen stories seek to understand issues of national or personal honour, and the problematic importance of family. Heighton also examines subtly related themes, like death, age, marriage, war and poetry, while hinting at autobiography throughout. Sophisticated, passionate and elegantly told, this collection, first published in 1992, was nominated for the 1992 Ontario Trillium Book Award and brought Steven Heighton much national acclaim.