Still Life With June
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Still Life With June is the second novel by Canadian author Darren Greer
, first published in 2004. It tells the story of an unsuccessful writer, Cameron Dodds, who works at a Salvation Army
drug and alcohol treatment centre in an unnamed North American city and 'mines" the lives of patients there for his stories. When a client at the centre hangs himself, Dodds assumes his identity and begins visiting the dead man's mentally challenged sister June in a state-run care facility.
Told in an atypical style, employing e-mails, positional statements, essays and short stories-within-a-novel amid short concise chapters, the novel was a critical success in Canada and the United States. It was a finalist for several literary prizes, including the Ferro-Grumley award in the U. S., and won the ReLit Award
in the novel category for 2004. It was optioned for film in 2006 by Amaze Films and Television.
Darren Greer
Darren Shawn Greer is a Canadian writer.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Greer moved to Ontario in 1990. He lived in Ottawa, Toronto and San Francisco before moving back to Nova Scotia in 2010. His second novel Still Life With June was a critical success, earning him the ReLit Award in 2004...
, first published in 2004. It tells the story of an unsuccessful writer, Cameron Dodds, who works at a Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
drug and alcohol treatment centre in an unnamed North American city and 'mines" the lives of patients there for his stories. When a client at the centre hangs himself, Dodds assumes his identity and begins visiting the dead man's mentally challenged sister June in a state-run care facility.
Told in an atypical style, employing e-mails, positional statements, essays and short stories-within-a-novel amid short concise chapters, the novel was a critical success in Canada and the United States. It was a finalist for several literary prizes, including the Ferro-Grumley award in the U. S., and won the ReLit Award
The ReLit Awards
The ReLit Awards are Canadian literary prizes awarded annually to book-length works in the novel, short-story and poetry categories. Founded in 2000 by Newfoundland author Kenneth J. Harvey they are considered the pre-eminent literary prize in independent Canadian publishing...
in the novel category for 2004. It was optioned for film in 2006 by Amaze Films and Television.