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Mankind & Other Stories of Women

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by Marianne Ackerman


  Much gratitude and best wishes to my publishers Michael Mirolla and Connie McParland for their hard work at Guernica Editions and continued interest in my writing.

  The cover image is a photo of Marsyas Model, 2016, a 24inch sculpture in silicone, pigment and hair by Canadian artist Evan Penny. He is represented by TrépanierBaer Gallery. For more images of his work, visit www.trepanierbaer.com and www.evanpenny.com.

  About the Author

  A long-time Montrealer, Marianne Ackerman was born in Belleville, Ontario. Her three published novels include the best-seller Jump. A frequently produced playwright, her comedy Triplex Nervosa, the first of a trilogy called Mile End Days and Nights, was part of the Centaur Theatre’s 2014-15 season. Mankind & Other Stories of Women is her second short story collection for Guernica Editions. For a complete list of publications and productions, see www. marianneackerman.com.

  Copyright

  Copyright © 2016, Marianne Ackerman and Guernica Editions Inc.

  All rights reserved.

  The use of any part of this publication, reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means,

  electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise stored in a retrieval system,

  without the prior consent of the publisher is an infringement of the copyright law.

  Michael Mirolla, general editor

  David Moratto, interior and cover design

  Cover image: photo of sculpture by Evan Penny

  Guernica Editions Inc.

  1569 Heritage Way, Oakville, (ON), Canada L6M 2Z7

  2250 Military Road, Tonawanda, N.Y. 14150-6000 U.S.A.

  www.guernicaeditions.com

  Distributors:

  University of Toronto Press Distribution,

  5201 Dufferin Street, Toronto (ON), Canada M3H 5T8

  Gazelle Book Services, White Cross Mills,

  High Town, Lancaster LA1 4XS U.K.

  First edition.

  Legal Deposit—Third Quarter

  Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2016938984

  Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

  Ackerman, Marianne [Short stories. Selections]

  Mankind & other stories of women [electronic resource] / Marianne Ackerman.

  (Essential prose ; 139)

  Issued in print and electronic formats.

  ISBN 978-1-77183-072-0 (paperback).--ISBN 978-1-77183-073-7 (epub).

  --ISBN 978-1-77183-074-4 (mobi)

  I. Title. II. Title: Mankind and other stories of women. III. Title:

  Short stories. Selections. IV. Series: Essential prose series ; 139.

  PS8551.C33.A6 2016 C813’.54 C2016-902162-9 C2016-902163-7

  Guernica Editions Inc. acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts

  and the Ontario Arts Council.

  The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

  We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.

 

 

 


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