Book
The black bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon / by W.O. Mitchell ; illustrated by Wesley W. Bates.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780771060816 :
- ISBN: 0771060815 :
- Physical Description: 135 p. : ill ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, c1993.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Douglas Gibson book." |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Curling > Fiction. Devil > Fiction. Alberta > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Humorous stories, Canadian. Humorous stories. |
Available copies
- 4 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Radium Hot Springs Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | FIC MIT (Text) | 35130000025688 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 1994 August #5
In what may be the ultimate wry commentary on men's addiction to sports, Canadian writer Mitchell spins a whimsical yarn about curling, a popular game in which players sweep a stone disk across ice toward a target circle. Willie MacCrimmon, cobbler and bereaved widower, strikes a Faustian pact with the Devil: Willie's team will win the Canadian curling championship, but in return Willie must curl for the Devil in Hell (on artificial ice, of course)-unless the dour shoemaker and his Alberta team outcurl the Devil's men in a challenge match. The Satanic lineup features Judas, Guy Fawkes (the English agitator who conspired to blow up Parliament in 1605) and Macbeth-who soliloquizes, ``Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow / Curls on this petty pace from end to end.'' The raucous life-or-death contest climaxes with a mock magazine article reporting on the slippery triumph of good over evil. Illustrated with charmingly detailed black-and-white engravings, this odd tale, adapted from Mitchell's play (which began life as a magazine story), bristles with puckish humor. (Sept.) Copyright 1994 Cahners Business Information.
