Too Cold for Snow
Published on 31. May 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
150 pages
978-1-908069-84-9 (ISBN)
Description
A paid assassin called Krink loads up on viper-spit to tackle some uber-thugs; the governor of a prison ship introduces his inmates to haute cuisine; a farmer wakes up after an avalanche in north Wales to find he's the last man alive. The stories in this zany new collection range freely, almost chaotically, from the taiga region of northern Russia to the depths of despair. They are fuelled by a high octane imagination and an uncommon zest for language. A thrilling collection from a stunningly original voice. A journey in stories through a fabulous and fascinating fictional new world.
Reviews / Votes
"Gower's tales possess a primal, almost savage formality that's far removed from the calmer precisions and interiority of the mitered short story. They are also exhilarating and lush and knowing and in all ways bespeak authenticity." --Richard Ford "Jon Gower's fiction is mad in the best possible way -- human, funny and startling. Too Cold for Snow takes familiar Welsh figures -- rugby players, miners, hill-farmers -- and transforms them into objects of delight, horror and revelation. I loved it." Deborah Kay Davies "A brilliant collection that gives you 'Jon Gower Relish' -- a relish for the adventure that is language, for the crazy and precious spark that is life." Tiffany MurrayMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cardigan
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-908069-84-9 (9781908069849)
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Person
Jon Gower grew up in Llanelli Wales and studied English at Cambridge University. A former BBC Wales arts and media correspondent, Jon has been making documentary programmes for television and radio for some thirty years. He has eleven books to his name, in both Welsh and English. They include An Island Called Smitt, about a disappearing island in Chesapeake Bay, which gained him the John Morgan travel writing prize, and Uncharted, novel set in Buenos Aires, Oakland, California and Cardiff which was described by Jan Morris as 'unflagging and unfailingly inventive.' His latest book is The Story of Wales, which will accompany a landmark BBC series. Jon is currently a Hay Festival International Fellow. He lives in Cardiff with his wife Sarah and two daughters, Elena and Onwy.