num_pages: 54
description: In 1978, a young Canadian writer named Aritha van Herk captured international attention by winning the first Seal Books (Canada) First Novel Award for her story about a pig farmer called Judith. She was 24 years old then and she has been writing steadily ever since. This book presents five essays on her work.
language: English
title: Aritha Van Herk
titlecomplete: Aritha Van Herk (Writers Series 5)
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Guernica Editions