Lessons from a Nude Man, a short-fiction collection by Manitoba writer Donna Besel is the seventh title in the Strike Fire New Authors Series. Besel knows prairie landscape--how the frost looks like on a badly tended garden, how trees change one decade to the next and more importantly she has populated her stories with indelible characters. Lessons from a Nude Man captures both the comedy and absurdity in all levels of human relationships. Besel is a new voice with a strong and profound value, her stories are filled with wit and humor and incredible poignancy, she deftly reveals the everyday patterns that, over time, can swerve a life off course.

Donna Besel grew up in Whiteshell Provincial Park, and now lives on the Winnipeg River near Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba. Her writing has appeared in various publications and accumulated honours such as second place in Prairie Fire's writing contest, shortlist in CBC's Literary Awards, finalist in CBC's "Canada Writes" and first place in This Magazine's "Great Canadian Literary Hunt." She leads creative writing workshops for all ages and also instructs in the province-wide Artists in the Schools program.

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