24 - Friday, April 15, 1988 - North Shore News

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novelists’. for. the simple reason that: seldom read them
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‘you only slowly appreciate the cir-
cumstance as anger dissolves i in-
to,..pleasure. -

Swift's style i in ‘this book is an:

' slowly past a'series of rooms,
_overhcaring brief; marginally”
: Telated conversations. You receive
inmate glimpses into the lives of
the respective'occupanis but must

a move onwards, a temporary *

observer, not.a participant. Your .
momentum begins to decrease, *cx-
“ Bostire. to the subjects i increases. As
- this occurs, a‘commion thread *
emerges and the subjects become | :
. characters of true dimension: | ~~

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would prefer not to discuss plot
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created.to bring the hopes, fears,

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answering your boss's summons to
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If this sounds too. vague to 5 allow :

this review’s reader:to judge: *’
whether this book is for him or
cher, ! apologize,’ but a virginal ap-
“proach to Out of This World will
_ allow you to savor 'the quiet

~ wonder. of the book intact. :
To make things. somewhat easier ©
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everyone. If you avoid books that 3

are contemplative and insightf ul»

: of time. If you-dislike challenges to
your manner. of perceiving the |,

world and, trite though the phrase - :

may have become, the meaning of

life, you might be best to avoid it:
But, for the adventurous and

thoughtful teader, who knows (or

at least suspects) that there is

sume will bé-your walking
apers, yanking open his door, ful-
dy. prepared to give him apiece of:
yours mind. —.and then finding him eer
mpinig your. hand and con

Two VA IBD’ ‘exhibition’ of: restlags works entit ed: :
Table Manners and Collisions’ will. be ‘on display’ for
one month at- Presentation House. ‘beginning April 16...”
-“: Combined . art-photographic : ‘works , from: Toronto a
_artist. and ‘former Presentation ‘House : ‘gallery acting.”
* director Patrick: Traer make up-Table Dletes a col-

ing”.

lection. of large’ — often. 10 feet wide ces —

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.. those of Stephen King and Danielle
* Steel, Out of This World will be.
’. nothing short of a delight.

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pictures himself.”?

- propriate photographs i in: that he has’ not taken th :

Running, at the same time ‘as Table Manners, Joyce.
Neimanas' Collisions features works made by contact
printing magazine collages on to photo mural’ paper, Bos
_s This recent collection of work continues the artist's:
“exploration of the boundaries ‘of photographic mate- a
"tials and looks at the:‘collisions’ of collage: ;. oo
Both-exhibits. run to May {5,:and Traer will: give a:

f: photographic. images ‘taken: from magazines,’
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‘plained: allery,:

director’: Karen’, :Love..

“Theyre ex-.

special-free lecture at 7 p.m. April 15, just prior to the °
8 P. m. to 10 p.m. official opening events. : :

oans

Composers perform

NORTH VANCOUVER new
music composer Arne Eigenfeldt
will be among the performers at
the first concert April !7 of Van-
couver Pro Musica’s spring sched-
ule,

Ranging from computer music
to jazz, ethnic and contemporary,
the music will be performed by the
composers themselves at the: Pres-
entation House event.

The show starts at 8 p.m, For

reservations or more details: 986-
1351.
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Dancers From North Van-
couver’s Metropolis Dance Com-
pany will be performing April 16
at | p.m. at Lonsdale Quay’s in
the market*s anniversary events.

Dancers will perform a new:
original work chorcographed by
Christine Elsey based on animal
and bird imagery and using
hand-made feather masks.

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