Matt Cohen (author) & R.H. Thomson (read by)
Last Seen (Audiobook)
Pub Date: May 1, 2001
BTC Audiobooks / Fiction / Novels
Audio Cassette: 9780864923011 $18.95
Last Seen, Matt Cohen's second-to-last novel, was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Fiction and the Trillium Award. This audiobook edition, narrated by R.H. Thompson, is a darkly comic story of two brothers and a woman who brings them both back to life. Harold, the older brother, is handsome and charming but dying of cancer. Alex is bookish and a scholar in Europe. With Francine, a nurse they both once loved, Alec cares for Harold until he dies. One day, Alec goes into a bar full of Elvis impersonators and there meets Francine — and Harold. Why has Harold come back from the dead? Last Seen demonstrates that it takes more than death to untie the knot between two brothers.
Contributors
Matt Cohen was born in Kingston, Ontario. He received his master's degree from the University of Toronto and in the late 1960s, he taught political philosophy at McMaster University. Between 1969 and 1999, he published more than 20 books, including novels, short stories, poetry, and two books for children -- an impressive body of work that drew him international admiration and garnered him the Toronto Arts Award. During career he was winner of the Governor Generals' Award for Fiction, a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award for short fiction and was a recipient of the John Glassco Translation Prize. He was also a founding member of the Writers' Union of Canada.
R.H. Thomson is one of Canada's most respected actors of stage and screen. He has appeared in leading roles at most major Canadian theatre companies, including title roles in Hamlet, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Glenn (a play based on the life of celebrated pianist Glenn Gould). The recipient of numerous awards, including several Gemini and Dora Mavor Moore awards, he is best known for his work in film and television, including the role of Jasper in the long-running television series Road to Avonlea.
Reviews
"Unforgettable ... will leave empathetic readers sweaty-palmed and gasping." — Now
"Rich and imaginative ... Last Seen is an exquisitly written and solemnly uplifing novel." — Calgary Herald
"Moving and trenchantly funny ... a kaleidoscopic study of the complications of brotherly love and family." — Macleans
