Poetry is a universal language, and Raymond Fraser used it to speak to his readers about what life is—and what it can be. Over his impressive fifty-year career, Raymond wrote eight poetry collections, using deft insight and a masterful command of language to examine the complexities of life. No topic was too minute or too grandiose to be dissected, spread out, and examined. The included poems were chosen by the poet before he passed away.
IN ANOTHER LIFE is heart-warming and heart-wrenching all at once. It's the real deal, a genuine masterpiece of storytelling, sadly beautiful, and perhaps Fraser's finest work to date." STEPHEN PATRICK CLARE, The Book Club, Halifax "A masterfully crafted novel set against the plush Miramichi River region of the 1950's and 1960's. Fredericton scribe Raymond Fraser proves again why he is one of Atlantic Canada's finest writers with the beautiful and haunting tragic-comedy of one boy's rise to prominence in his community and his slow descent into the throes of alcoholism. IN ANOTHER LIFE is a powerful and poignant story that will capture the minds and hearts of readers. Think 'Catcher in the Rye' meets Hemingway and Bukowski." LEAP MAGAZINE "IN ANOTHER LIFE is a work of great love. It's a beautifully wrought story, tragic, poignant and full of rich detail." ROBERT LECKER, author & critic "Fraser is a master wordsmith, a subtle humourist and a clever writer whose talent has never been as widely recognized as it should be." MICHAEL O. NOWLAN, The Gleaner "I can't find words to describe just how extraordinary I think this novel is... It's been a long time since I've read a book that really gets inside a man's head. It's a triumph in making characters come alive (I fell deeply in love with Corinne!). A great Canadian novel." - PHILIP DESJARDINS, Philip Desjardins Productions "IN ANOTHER LIFE is funny, sad and always humane. One thing that sets it apart from almost all other novels is the flow of the writing. I read through 80 pages without realizing it, it was so hard to put down. The author says things with precise and delicate care, and a great sense of humour." ERIC MYERS
In THE MADNESS OF YOUTH author Raymond Fraser digs into the disreputable past of a respected poetry-writing librarian. Set in the Maritimes and Montreal, the novel paints a striking picture of wayward youth in the early sixties. ......... “Reading Fraser's writing is like listening to the voice of an epoch. He explores the things that made the sixties and seventies so legendary.” MICAH O'DONNELL, The Aquinian ........."A great storyteller and one of the country's trulyunder-appreciated natural resources." LAWRENCE CREAGHAN, The Write Stuff ......... "The best literary voice to come belling out of the Maritimes in decades." FARLEY MOWAT ........."Fraser has always "owned" the restless, wandering Maritimer as a fictional character, but this complex, exasperating 'split personality character Quann' and the believable worlds created for him is a real coup. There are great gobs of sadness, original comic touches and just the right blend of plot and narrative comments to make this a huge pleasure to read and a learning experience to boot. In my view the best writing Fraser has ever done." PHILIP DESJARDINS, Philip Desjardins Productions
Enter a world where anything can happen and does. Fraser moves from horror masks to hesitant souls. He takes us on this odyssey of life experiences and identity crisis. His abstract writing captures the moods of his characters in such a way that it takes the reader through pain, doubt, truth and actuality. Fraser captures the essence of his characters through diverse language, catchy expressions and exciting plots.
THE BLACK HORSE TAVERN is Raymond Fraser's landmark first book of fiction. Revised and edited by the author, this long-awaited definitive edition features a novella and nine stories, along with a new Introduction "All ten stories in THE BLACK HORSE TAVERN bear the Fraser touch: gutsy realism, originality, and humour. The effect is hilarious, moving, and sad. It's quite a book." BETTY SHAPIRO, Montreal Gazette "Raymond Fraser is one of the most gifted writers I know, and among his gifts are two that are all too rare: a zest for life and a sense of humour. He belongs to the timeless tradition of story tellers." ALDEN NOWLAN "Rattling good yarns without managed thrills and contrived tension, THE BLACK HORSE TAVERN is the reflection of a man who has lived a life far from quiet desperation. Like Fraser's poetry, it is relentless, subtle, disturbing, bearing the stamp of immediately recognizable talent and nifty writing." JOHN RICHMOND, Montreal Star "The best literary voice to come belling out of the Maritimes in decades." FARLEY MOWAT "A highly original voice that is occasionally sad, sometimes very comic. A real pleasure to read." ALAN DAWE, Vancouver Sun "One of Canada's truly great writers." GAIL MACMILLAN, Author, Ceilidh's Quest
In this tale of neo-gothic horror Haliberton "Bertie" Beaumont, heir to the Beaumont shipping fortune, schemes to seduce the pretty young daughter of Matthias Gogg, a fundamentalist religious fanatic who secretly believes in human sacrifice... ......"A terrific piece of writing... Best thing I've read in years." BERNELL MACDONALD, Author, The Monster of Moneymore"Keeps readers on the one hand laughing, while on the other appalled. Raymond Fraser can mix the absurdities of humanity into fine, plausible fiction.” MICHAEL O. NOWLAN, The Gleaner"I've never read anything like it. It's brilliant!" NEIL TONER, Librarian"There's no other writer quite like Raymond Fraser. His style is absolutely fascinating!" CORA LILLIAN HUDSON, Facebook"A New Brunswick literary icon, and one of Canada's best story tellers." MELISSA WALKER, Park Towers Magazine"Raymond Fraser's booming Maritime vigour and directness seem like a roaring tide battering the literary shore." KEITH GAREBIAN, The Montreal Story Tellers“A legendary writer of fiction and New Brunswick's very own treasure.” LINDA HERSEY, Moncton Times&Transcript
Set in the years 1964-65, Seasons of Discontent is a spirited and captivating sequel to two of the author's best-known novels, The Bannonbridge Musicians and In Another Life. "I didn't think there would be a better book than In Another Life, but Seasons of Discontent is as good if not better." EUGENE PETERS, Essayist & Critic "Raymond Fraser is a Canadian literary legend. If every writer wrote with the clarity and gusto Fraser does, more people would still be readers." ALAN TEPPER "The best literary voice to come belling out of the Maritimes in decades." FARLEY MOWAT "A natural story teller whose talent with narrative is second to none in this country." MICHAEL O. NOWLAN, The Daily Gleaner "Reading Fraser's writing is like listening to the voice of an epoch. He explores the things that made the sixties and seventies so legendary." MICAH O'DONNELL, The Aquinian "A highly original voice that is occasionally sad, sometimes very comic, and nearly always ironic in a gentle rather than a savage way. A real pleasure to read." ALAN DAWE, Vancouver Sun "A New Brunswick literary icon, and one of Canada's best story tellers." MELISSA WALKER, Park Towers Magazine
THE GRUMPY MAN is Raymond Fraser's fourth collection of short fiction, and features 23 stories and the definitive version of his classic novella, "The Quebec Prison" .........."One of Canada's top writers at the top of his game. A great read!" GAIL MACMILLAN, Author, Ceilidh's Quest ..........“Raymond Fraser is a natural story teller whose talent with narrative is second to none in this country...THE GRUMPY MAN stories are an incredible exposé of the human condition.” MICHAEL O. NOWLAN, The Daily Gleaner ..........“A pleasure to read from beginning to end. I doubt many writers could comment on their time as skilfully as Fraser has in this collection, or comment with so much wit and with such great characters.” JUDY BOWMAN, The Miramichi Leader ..........“Reading Fraser's writing is like listening to the voice of an epoch. He explores the things that made the sixties and seventies so legendary.” MICAH O'DONNELL, The Aquinian .........."A compelling collection of quirky characters by one of the country's finest literary craftsmen." STEPHEN CLARE, The Book Club radio show, Halifax .........."Raymond Fraser happens to be one of the liveliest and most entertaining writers in the country." ALDEN NOWLAN, Telegraph-Journal ......"A great and hilarious collection. My introduction to the author. Highly, highly recommended." ERASERHEAD, Goodreads
Yvon Durelle fought from the tiny Acadian hamlet of Baie Ste. Anne to within a heartbeat of being light-heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Durelle emerges in this book as a man of contradictions. His lifelong nickname was "Doux"--gentle--but he mastered a spectacularly brutal profession. Accounts of his fighting career reveal a man of incredible toughness and audacity: in 1952 he fought Olympic gold medalist Floyd Patterson with a broken hand. His life outside the ring was equally audacious: in 1977 he was charged with shooting and killing a man outside a Miramichi drinking club. This biography follows Durelle's painful progress through both worlds. The Fighting Fisherman is a remarkably frank portrait of a complex man and a punishing sport. This edition replaces the Goodread edition of this title, ISBN 0-8878-0114-5.
Venerated as god and goddess, feared as demon and pestilence, trusted as battle omen, and used as a proving ground for optical theories, the rainbow's image is woven into the fabric of our past and present. From antiquity to the nineteenth century, the rainbow has played a vital role in both inspiring and testing new ideas about the physical world. Although scientists today understand the rainbow's underlying optics fairly well, its subtle variability in nature has yet to be fully explained. Throughout history the rainbow has been seen primarily as a symbol&—of peace, covenant, or divine sanction&—rather than as a natural phenomenon. Lee and Fraser discuss the role the rainbow has played in societies throughout the ages, contrasting its guises as a sign of optimism, bearer of Greek gods' messages of war and retribution, and a symbol of the Judeo-Christian bridge to the divine. The authors traverse the bridges between the rainbow's various roles as they explore its scientific, artistic, and folkloric visions. This unique book, exploring the rainbow from the perspectives of atmospheric optics, art history, color theory, and mythology, will inspire readers to gaze at the rainbow anew. For more information on The Rainbow Bridge, visit: &
Reading WHEN THE EARTH WAS FLAT is next best thing to a voyage of discovery, a ride on a runaway train, the thrill of a roller coaster, and a front row seat in the theatre of the absurd. This wonderfully entertaining book is the work of a gifted and accomplished author." HILARY PRINCE, The Guardian "If you're familiar with some of the Canadian literary lights of the late 60s and into the 70s, or if you've ever been amused by Alden Nowlan's work, or the Flat Earth Society, or if you've ever wondered what Leonard Cohen was like before he became an international sensation, or if you've ever had dreams of grandeur, or tried your hand at writing yourself, or if you've ever wrestled with the lure of alcohol.... If you fall into any of these categories, you won't be sorry you picked up Raymond Fraser's book When The Earth Was Flat. It's a terrific read, highly amusing and very informative, and a valuable record of a time and place." GLENN MURRAY, author of Walter the Farting Dog. "Farley Mowat has called this insightful, powerful and comedic writer "the best literary voice to come belling out of the Maritimes in decades." TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL
THE GRUMPY MAN is Raymond Fraser's fourth collection of short fiction, and features 23 stories and the definitive version of his classic novella, "The Quebec Prison" .......... "One of Canada's top writers at the top of his game. A great read " GAIL MACMILLAN, Author, Ceilidh's Quest .......... "Raymond Fraser is a natural story teller whose talent with narrative is second to none in this country...THE GRUMPY MAN stories are an incredible expose of the human condition." MICHAEL O. NOWLAN, The Daily Gleaner .......... "A pleasure to read from beginning to end. I doubt many writers could comment on their time as skilfully as Fraser has in this collection, or comment with so much wit and with such great characters." JUDY BOWMAN, The Miramichi Leader .......... "Reading Fraser's writing is like listening to the voice of an epoch. He explores the things that made the sixties and seventies so legendary." MICAH O'DONNELL, The Aquinian .......... "A compelling collection of quirky characters by one of the country's finest literary craftsmen." STEPHEN CLARE, The Book Club radio show, Halifax .......... "Raymond Fraser happens to be one of the liveliest and most entertaining writers in the country." ALDEN NOWLAN, Telegraph-Journal ...... "A great and hilarious collection. My introduction to the author. Highly, highly recommended." ERASERHEAD, Goodreads
Yvon Durelle fought from the tiny Acadian hamlet of Baie Ste. Anne to within a heartbeat of being light-heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Durelle emerges in this book as a man of contradictions. His lifelong nickname was "Doux"--gentle--but he mastered a spectacularly brutal profession. Accounts of his fighting career reveal a man of incredible toughness and audacity: in 1952 he fought Olympic gold medalist Floyd Patterson with a broken hand. His life outside the ring was equally audacious: in 1977 he was charged with shooting and killing a man outside a Miramichi drinking club. This biography follows Durelle's painful progress through both worlds. The Fighting Fisherman is a remarkably frank portrait of a complex man and a punishing sport.
In this comprehensive study of Wittgenstein's modal theorizing, Bradley offers a radical reinterpretation of Wittgenstein's early thought and presents both an interpretive and a philosophical thesis. A unique feature of Bradley's analysis is his reliance on Wittgenstein's Notebooks, which he believes offer indispensable guidance to the interpretation of difficult passages in the Tractatus. Bradley then goes on to argue that Wittgenstein's account of modality--and the related notion of possible worlds--is in fact superior to any of the currently popular theories in this area. In this context, he examines and critiques the work of such figures as Adams, Carnap, Hintikka, Lewis, Rescher, and Stalnaker.
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