First edition cover of Canadian release
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Author | Russell Wangersky |
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Country | Canada |
Subject | Firefighting |
Genre | Non-fiction, memoir |
Publisher | Thomas Allen Publishers |
Publication date
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April 2009 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
Pages | 271 pp. |
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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.
Burning Down the House received the 2009 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction.