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City of Glass (Douglas Coupland book)
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City of Glass is a book by Canadian
author Douglas Coupland
, published by Douglas and McIntyre in 2000, featuring short essays and photographs of his home town of Vancouver, British Columbia
. Each essay deals with a different aspect of the city, such as the glass condominium
towers which dominate the Vancouver skyline and give the book its title. It also includes the short story "My Hotel Year", which first appeared in Coupland's Life After God
(1994), and the essay on another Vancouver landmark, Lions' Gate Bridge
, which was published in Polaroids from the Dead
(1996). An updated version of the text is scheduled for release in 2009.
Canadian-born artist Una Knox produced the majority of photographic images for this book.
The essays are:
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
author Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland is a Canadian novelist. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularized terms such as McJob and...
, published by Douglas and McIntyre in 2000, featuring short essays and photographs of his home town of Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. Each essay deals with a different aspect of the city, such as the glass condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
towers which dominate the Vancouver skyline and give the book its title. It also includes the short story "My Hotel Year", which first appeared in Coupland's Life After God
Life After God
Life After God is a collection of short stories by Douglas Coupland, published in 1994. The stories are set around a theme of a generation raised without religion. The jacket for the hardcover book reads “You are the first generation to be raised without religion.” The text is an exploration of...
(1994), and the essay on another Vancouver landmark, Lions' Gate Bridge
Lions' Gate Bridge
The Lions Gate Bridge, officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and...
, which was published in Polaroids from the Dead
Polaroids from the Dead
Polaroids from the Dead is a collection of short stories and essays by Douglas Coupland. The theme is that each story is written from a collection of old polaroids Coupland found in a drawer. It is an attempt to describe the 1990s, a decade that "seemed to be living in a 1980s hangover"...
(1996). An updated version of the text is scheduled for release in 2009.
Canadian-born artist Una Knox produced the majority of photographic images for this book.
Titles of the Essays
The book is broken down into essays, titled with bold section headings. The essays are alphabetical, with a few artistic insertions and juxtapositions.The essays are:
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