Hellgoing Explained

Hellgoing
Author:	Lynn Coady
Country:	Canada
Language:	English
Genre:	fiction
Publisher:	House of Anansi Press
Release Date:	2013
Media Type:	Print (paperback)
Isbn:	9781770893085
Oclc:	854899663

Hellgoing is a short story collection by Canadian writer Lynn Coady. Published in 2013 by House of Anansi Press, the book was the winner of the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize,^[1] and was a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.^[2]

The book gained renewed attention in 2014, when broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi cited the story "An Otherworld", which contained some BDSM themes, in his public statement denying allegations of sexual harassment against him.^[3]

Stories

• "Wireless"
• "Hellgoing"
• "Dogs in Clothes"
• "Take this and Eat It"
• "An Otherworld"
• "Clear Skies"
• "The Natural Elements"
• "Body Condom"
• "Mr. Hope"

Notes and References

1. Elizabeth Withey, "A 'very surreal' experience; Winning Canada's Giller Prize leaves Edmonton's Coady reeling". Edmonton Journal, November 7, 2013.
2. http://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/rogers-writers-trust-fiction-prize-nominees-lynn-coady/ "Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize nominees: Lynn Coady"
3. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/the-canadian-short-story-referenced-in-ghomeshis-facebook-post/article21316723/ "The Canadian short story referenced in Ghomeshi’s Facebook post"