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Joe Fiorito

    Quicker Than The Eye
    Comfort Me with Apples: Considering the Pleasures of the Table
    Die Stimmen meines Vaters
    • 2024

      In his third collection of verse, Quicker Than The Eye, Joe Fiorito continues to craft short, sharp poems that define the harder edges of urban life. His principal tools are a photographer's eye for detail, and a musician's ear for the sound of the human voice. Now, in Quicker Than The Eye, Canada's poet of the streets turns his gaze inward, writing about the influences of early love, family tragedy, and the search for meaning in a world where "the desolate things are mine." A master of spare, razor-sharp language, Fiorito manages to strip sentiment from memory in order to find tenderness and enduring truth on the margins of the city. He has never written more austerely or more beautifully.

      Quicker Than The Eye
    • 2000

      Exploring the theme of food through a collection of diverse short essays, this book delves into the appetites of both the soul and the body. Joe Fiorito's writing has been celebrated for its lyrical quality, with one critic calling it "a small miracle of prose." The work offers a rich and engaging blend of literary reflections that resonate with readers, making it a beloved piece since its publication in 1994.

      Comfort Me with Apples: Considering the Pleasures of the Table
    • 2000

      Joe Fiorito sitzt am Bett seines sterbenden Vaters Dusty und hört zum letzten Mal alle die Geschichten, die im Gedächtnis einer italienischstämmigen Einwandererfamilie in Kanada über drei Generationen bewahrt wurden. Schnörkellos und ohne falsche Sentimentalität berichtet der Autor von den wunderbaren Erinnerungen an seine Vorfahren. Und er erzählt die Geschichte seines Vaters Dusty, des Postboten, Tanzkapellenmeisters und begnadeten Geschichtenerzählers, den er zugleich bewunderte und fürchtete. 'Eine Familiensaga zwischen Leben und Tod, Witz und Traurigkeit, Slapstick und Tragödie.' Brigitte 'Joe Fioritos grandioses Buch gehört mit Frank McCourts Die Asche meiner Mutter und Philip Roth Mein Leben als Sohn auf ein und dasselbe Regalbrett.' Mordecai Richler

      Die Stimmen meines Vaters