Acclaimed novelist Heather O'Neill structures her book around several key lessons she learned in childhood from her father. Wryly humorous and generous, she shares memories and stories that illustrate why it is good to steal things, why one should learn to play the tuba, and why one should never keep a journal, among other things. Her unusual mentors went well beyond her janitor father to include ex-bank robbers and homeless men. These eccentric teachers taught her about the circuitous alleyways of semantics and the depth of moral philosophy. O'Neill's intimate recollections make Wisdom in Nonsense the perfect companion to her widely praised debut novel, Lullabies for Little Criminals (HarperCollins).--$cProvided by publisher.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2018.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- C813/.54
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm)
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781772123777 9781772123999
- LCCN
- PR9199.4.O64
- LCCN Item number
- Z46 2018eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xix, 40 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00238667 (OCoLC)1022079692 (CaOOCEL)455262
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front cover 1
- Title page 4
- Copyright page 5
- Contents 6
- Foreword | Marie Carrière 8
- Liminaire | Marie Carrière 12
- Introduction | Kit Dobson 16
- Prelude 22
- Lesson 1 | Never Keep a Diary 24
- Lesson 2 | Learn to Play the Tuba 26
- Lesson 3 | Never Share Your Scientific Research 28
- Lesson 4 | Make Friends with Jewish Kids 30
- Lesson 5 | Accept That You’re Ugly and Move On 32
- Lesson 6 | Never Tell Anyone What Your Parents Do for a Living 34
- Lesson 7 | Know About Art History 36
- Lesson 8 | Crime Does Pay 38
- Lesson 9 | Enjoy a Fondue Dinnerwe 40
- Lesson 10 | Respect Old Timers 44
- Lesson 11 | It’s the Thought That Counts 48
- Lesson 12 | Never Watch a Paul Newman Movie 52
- Lesson 13 | Beware of Clowns 56
- Coda | Sometimes There Is Nothing to Be Learned 60
- Advice From Your Own Father 62
- About the Author 66
- CLC Kreisel Lecture Series 67
