Born in Carlisle in 1938, John Metcalf emigrated to Canada in 1962, where he became a lauded writer and a vocal champion of the short story form, as an editor nurturing some of Canada’s great talents from early in their careers. He is the author of more than a dozen works of fiction and non-fiction, including Going Down Slow, Kicking Against the Pricks and Adult Entertainment, which was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book. He lives in Ottawa.
Medals and Prizes brings together eight of the best stories and novellas by John Metcalf, a virtuosic champion of the short form. Metcalf was born in Carlisle and emigrated to Canada as a young man, where both his innovations as a prose stylist and his talent as an editor are legendary....
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