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Martin Sloane
AuthorMichael Redhill
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDoubleday Canada
Publication date
2001
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint
Pages288
ISBN978-0385259873

Martin Sloane is Canadian author Michael Redhill's first novel, published in 2001 by Doubleday Canada.[1] The novel explores the disappearance of Martin Sloane, a reclusive collage artist from Toronto, through the eyes of Jolene, a young woman from Bloomington, Indiana with whom he had a longstanding casual romantic relationship.[2]

The novel was a shortlisted nominee for the 2001 Giller Prize,[3] and won the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 2002.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Noah Richler, "An author who takes time, not money: Ten years on, Michael Redhill is a debut novelist". National Post, April 9, 2001.
  2. ^ "Art and life collide in explosive debut". The Globe and Mail, April 28, 2001.
  3. ^ "Giller short list features three new novelists". Kamloops Daily News, October 5, 2001.
  4. ^ "Michael Redhill picks up first-novel honours". Edmonton Journal, October 2, 2002.