Smell It
Artwork by Hoge Day
by Hal Niedzviecki


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© Hal Niedzviecki and Coach House Books 1997
ISBN 1-55245-955-1

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The Important Details



About the Author
Hal Niedzviecki is co-editor and founder of Broken Pencil magazine, the guide to independent culture in Canada. He is also co-organizer of Canzine, the annual festival of alternative publications in Canada. He is editor of Concrete Forest, an anthology of urban Canadian Fiction (McClelland & Stewart, Spring 1998). His stories have appeared in many periodicals in Canada, the US and the UK, including The Quarterly, The New Quarterly, Blood & Aphorisms, Black Cat 115, Uno Mas, Sub-terrain and Cimmaron Review. He is a correspondent for Brave New Waves (CBC Radio 2) and a columnist for Exclaim!, Canada's monthly national indie music newspaper. He is at work on a novel called Ditch and a book of essays on alternative culture. He lives in Toronto. photo of Hal Niedzviecki taken by Mark Lyall
About the Book
The online edition of Smell It came online November 30th. The suggested tip for enjoying this book online is $3.00. The first limited-edition hardcover is available for $35.00.
First edition hardcover ISBN 1-55245-016-3

Author Readings in RealAudio format

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Events Can Be Louder

Wake Up And Find It Gone

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What's Been Said So Far

"One of the most brilliant of the younger generation of Canadian writers." -Eric McCormack

"In Smell It, Hal Niedzviecki inhales and exhales vulnerability--especially men's- in deep, sad, gleeful sighs. Frailties, fears and love are soulmates in this fresh prose. Niedzviecki's stories turn our frantic heads over and over, revealing astonished, difficult hearts." -Lynne Tillman

About the Artist
Hoge Day is an American visual artist based in New York City. He's had numerous showings, including Art Initiatives (New York, NY), Lisa Sette Gallery (Scottsdale, AZ) and Arizona State University Art Museum (Tempe, AZ). The illustration above was done expressly for Smell It by the artist.

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