Martin Sloane Explained

Martin Sloane
Author:Michael Redhill
Country:Canada
Language:English
Publisher:Doubleday Canada
Release Date:2001
Media Type:Print
Pages:288
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]

Notes and References

  1. [Noah Richler]
  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.