An extraordinary new fiction talent! One Day, Even Trevi Will Crumble<\/em> is rare among first collections of stories in its scope and originality.<\/p>\n

All set in the Montreal neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce, these tales of taxi drivers, bums, and the lonely are told in a prose that is straight up and deeply felt. McDevitt\u2019s characters have their eyes and ears tuned into a world that, although crumbling, is bursting with feeling. The edgy urban feel of many younger writers is matched in this collection with a boundless compassion for the city. Stories with both the grit and tenderness of city life.<\/p>\n

McDevitt, to his credit, puts his heart where his prose is. His stories, frequently about vums and hookers and barflies or just characters down on their luck, are distinguished by a tough and tender brand of lyricism, McDevitt\u2019s particular mix of poetry and edginess. McDevitt employs tales and urban legends, even Greek myths to make his point that even the most obscure lives are imbued eith significance, evena basic magic. The image of Icarus flying too close to the sun, for example, runs through the collection, both as a calm warning and a dream wroth chasing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is my big thing,\u201d McDevitt admits. \u201cWe have our moments of grace and we all have our falls.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[quote style=”boxed”]Neale McDevitt is one of the most gutsy and original young writers to come along in years. His arresting voice is dead-on.” \u2013Kenneth J. Harvey<\/em>[\/quote]\n[quote style=”boxed”]There is a wide sentimental streak in One Day Even Trevi Will Crumble<\/em>, but, in the end, it\u2019s McDevitt\u2019s unwillingness or, more likely, inability to back away from sentiment that distinguishes this refreshing collection. To be ironic or cynical these days is no great achivement. To have heart, as McDevitt does, and wear it unapologetically on your sleeve, is something to see. \u2014Joel Yanofsky, Books in Canada<\/em>[\/quote]\n

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