num_pages: 132
description: Prior to her stunning début novel, Fugitive Pieces , Anne Michaels had already won prizes and acclaim for her two poetry collections. The Weight of Oranges and Miner ’ s Pond are now brought back into print in this one-volume collector’s edition.Published in 1986, The Weight of Oranges created a sensation, garnering the kind of praise rarely accorded a first book of poems. It went on to win the Commonwealth Prize for the Americas. Miner ’ s Pond appeared in 1991 and received the Canadian Authors Association Award, and was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award and the Trillium Award.
language: English
title: The Weight of Oranges/Miner's Pond
titlecomplete: The Weight of Oranges/Miner's Pond
genres: 20th Century, Canadian Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, Canada
ratings_count: 378
publisher: McClelland & Stewart