Publisher's Synopsis
Shortlisted for the John Glassco Translation Award, Any Mail? and Other Stories takes the reader around the world. But this is no mere travelogue; Any Mail? is not only a journey through space, but also through time...we accompany the narrator on a return to his childhood in Manitoba, his adolescence working on the DEW Line in the Arctic and his adult teaching experiences in Africa. A full and vibrant life unfurls before our eyes in these stories, which at first seem to be disparate tales but gradually become part of an interconnected whole. With his engaging style -- both incisive and humorous -- Tougas succeeds in enchanting the reader, regardless of where he takes us around the globe. We are carried by the vigour of his writing, which unfolds before us with the same quiet intensity as the prairies themselves. Any Mail? is pure reading pleasure.
