| Burning Down the House: Fighting Fires and Losing Myself | |
|---|---|
| File:Burning Down the House book cover.jpg First edition cover of Canadian release | |
| Author | Russell Wangersky |
| Country | Canada |
| Subject | Firefighting |
| Genre | Non-fiction, memoir[1] |
| Publisher | Thomas Allen Publishers |
| Publication date | April 2009 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 271 pp. |
| ISBN | 9780887623295 |
Burning Down the House: Fighting Fires and Losing Myself is a non-fiction memoir, written by Canadian writer Russell Wangersky, first published in April 2009 by Thomas Allen Publishers. In the book, the author chronicles his experiences as a volunteer firefighter in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.[2]
Awards and honours[]
Burning Down the House received the 2009 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".[2]
References[]
- ↑ Goodreads, Burning Down the House, Book review, Retrieved 11/22/2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Faculty of Arts, 2009, Edna Staebler Award, Wilfrid Laurier University, Previous winners, Russell Wangersky, Retrieved 11/22/2012
External links[]
- Russell Wangersky, Home page
The original article can be found at Burning Down the House: Fighting Fires and Losing Myself and the edit history here.