Authors > Peter Oliva
Peter Oliva's great-grandfather, grandfather and father were all coalminers in Alberta's Crowsnest Pass. Oliva has worked in Italy, Taiwan, and Japan, teaching English and writing freelance articles for a variety of newspapers. His short stories have appeared in The Calgary Herald Sunday Magazine, Vox, Alberta Rebound, and anthology of Alberta writing. He lives in Calgary.
Drowning in Darkness
by Peter Oliva
Fiction
Trade Paper
ISBN 0896951201
$21.95 CDN
| Review: |
| "An
extraordinary discovery! A wise and rewarding book!" — Alberto Manguel "Trapped within a coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass, an Italian immigrant dreams the story of a woman who becomes her own dream, a powerful Bagnarota. Drowning in Darkness explores the lifeline of all potential stories in its ghostly telling and listening. Trapped within story within darkness within a mine within a mountain, this novel outstrips its own space and design. Full of tremendous power, Drowning in Darkness submerges the reader in the magical interruptions of darkness and disappeareance." — Aritha Van Herk |
