Voices of the Land: The Seed Savers and Other Plays
Author(s): Katherine Koller (Author)
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Publication Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Print length: 240 pages
ISBN-10: 1926836936
ISBN-13: 9781926836935
Book Description
The sound of the wind across a Prairie field, the smell of grass on the first day of spring, the vocalization of birds in the early morning woods, the silence of the lake at night interrupted by call of the loon – these are the shapes and sounds of the Prairie landscape. Katherine Koller invokes the Prairie setting as a central character in each of the four plays in Voices of the Land. Serving a supportive and, at other times, antagonistic role, the landscape acts upon the characters, driving and intensifying their transformation.
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
The plays in this volume show western Canadians at the point of leaving, returning, and renewing against the backdrop of their native landscape.
From the Inside Flap
The sound of the wind across a Prairie field, the smell of grass on the first day of spring, the vocalization of birds in the early morning woods, the silence of the lake at night interrupted by call of the loon – these are the shapes and sounds of the Prairie landscape. Katherine Koller invokes the Prairie setting as a central character in each of the four plays in Voices of the Land. Serving a supportive and, at other times, antagonistic role, the landscape acts upon the characters, driving and intensifying their transformation.
From the Back Cover
The sound of the wind across a Prairie field, the smell of grass on the first day of spring, the vocalization of birds in the early morning woods, the silence of the lake at night interrupted by call of the loon – these are the shapes and sounds of the Prairie landscape. Katherine Koller invokes the Prairie setting as a central character in each of the four plays in Voices of the Land. Serving a supportive and, at other times, antagonistic role, the landscape acts upon the characters, driving and intensifying their transformation.
About the Author
Katherine Koller teaches in the Department of Englishand Film Studies at the University of Alberta and continues to writefor radio, stage and screen. Her one-act comedies have been producedacross Canada.
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