As Birds Bring Forth the Sun and Other Stories
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As Birds Bring Forth the Sun and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Canadian author Alistair MacLeod
set predominantly in Cape Breton Island
, Nova Scotia
and in Newfoundland
. It was originally published in 1986. All of its stories were later republished in Island
.
Alistair MacLeod
Alistair MacLeod, OC is a noted Canadian author and retired professor of English at the University of Windsor.- Academic career :...
set predominantly in Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
and in Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
. It was originally published in 1986. All of its stories were later republished in Island
Island (book)
Not to be confused with Aldous Huxley's novel by the same name.Island is a book of short stories by Alistair MacLeod, published in 2000 by McClelland and Stewart....
.