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Jennifer Quist

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Writer, researcher, critic, and lecturer, Jennifer Quist is the author of three novels: "The Apocalypse of Morgan Turner" (Spring 2018), "Sistering" (2015) which was awarded best novel of 2015 by the AML, and "Love Letters of the Angels of Death" (2013) which was long-listed for the 2015 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and winner of a 2014 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award. She is also the author of the academic study Tranlingual Creative Writing Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy: Daoism and Decentering Monolingual Workshops. Since being awarded a PhD in Transnational and Comparative Literatures from the University of Alberta, she now lectures there in the department of English and Film Studies. ...more

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	Love Letters of the Angels of Death 3.82 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	40 Below by Jason Lee Norman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Diana Davidson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jessica Kluthe (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Vetala

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The Search for the Perfect Language

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