Albatross is the seventh novel by Canadian author Terry Fallis.[1][2] It was published in August 2019. It earned a place on The Globe and Mail's bestseller list a week after publication.[3]
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| Author | Terry Fallis |
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| Publisher | McClelland & Stewart |
Publication date | August 2019 |
Plot
editHero Adam Coryell unexpectedly finds himself to be a golf prodigy.[4] Unfortunately he wants to be a writer, and he hates golf.[5][6]
Reviews
editThe Globe and Mail's review asserted "This novel has a fable-like quality and philosophical depths that Fallis plumbs with a deceptive subtlety – you’ll come for the story about an athletic whiz kid, and leave contemplating where true happiness really lies, both in Adam’s life and your own."[7]
References
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Jamie Portman (30 August 2019). "Albatross: Terry Fallis". Postmedia. Toronto. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
Since the arrival of his first novel, The Best Laid Plans, in 2008, Fallis has shown a penchant for mischievous irony. It's present in spades with this new one thanks to the presence of a young hero who meets all the attributes of a championship golfer and ends up an international celebrity as a result. There's only one catch — Adam doesn't really like golf.
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Natalie Gibbons (16 December 2019). "At The Library: Albatross by Terry Fallis". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
If you enjoy a well-written story that has humour and includes thoughtful, compassionate and captivating characters you need to pick up any Terry Fallis novel but in particular his newest novel "Albatross."
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"Award-winning novelist Terry Fallis offers workshop in Nelson". Nelson Star. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
His latest novel, Albatross, hit bookstores in August and entered The Globe and Mail bestsellers list in the same week. He is currently working on his eighth novel.
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Nancy Wigston (7 August 2019). "Hero 'just wants to write like John Irving' in Terry Fallis' new book Albatross". Toronto Star. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
Seems an obscure Swedish professor named Gunnarsson, posits an algorithmic theory about body measurements predicting success in specific sports. Adam's numbers, especially his "orangutanal arms," are off the charts. This wisecracking teenaged would-be writer is one in a billion. His game? Golf. The non-sporty kid who compares golf to "watching paint dry," receives the news with shock.
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Emma Godmere (20 August 2019). "Terry Fallis explores a universal dilemma in his brand-new novel, Albatross". CBC Radio. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
In his latest novel, Albatross, Canadian author Terry Fallis navigates the dilemma of success versus happiness. The story follows an aspiring writer named Adam Coryell on his meteoric rise to become the world's biggest — and most reluctant — golf star.
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Zuri H. Scrivens (November 2019). "Golf Clap: Teeing up a new novel". Literary Review of Canada. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
In spite of his new-found fame and wealth, Adam struggles with his gift and what it takes away from his true dream. Bobbie wonders how someone who is "a multimillionaire many times over, living in a nice condo, with a very nice BMW in the underground parking lot" could be so unhappy. She forgets that Adam has lifelong passions that existed long before he and his perfect ratios walked onto a putting green.
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Sarah Laing (19 August 2019). "Three reads for hot summer days". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
This novel has a fable-like quality and philosophical depths that Fallis plumbs with a deceptive subtlety – you'll come for the story about an athletic whiz kid, and leave contemplating where true happiness really lies, both in Adam's life and your own.