''City of Glass'' is a book by Canadian author Douglas Coupland, published by

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in 2000, featuring short essays and photographs of his home town of

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. Each essay deals with a different aspect of the city, such as the glass

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towers which dominate the Vancouver skyline and give the book its title. It also includes the short story "My Hotel Year", which first appeared in Coupland's ''

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'' (1994), and the essay on another Vancouver landmark, Lions' Gate Bridge, which was published in ''

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'' (1996). An updated version of the text was released in 2009. Canadian-born artist

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produced the majority of photographic images for this book.

Titles of the Essays

The book is broken down into essays, titled with bold section headings. The essays are alphabetical, with a few artistic insertions and juxtapositions. The essays are:

Inspiration

The book jacket’s text describes Coupland’s influence and motivation to write this book.

References

{{Douglas Coupland 2000 non-fiction books Books by Douglas Coupland Canadian non-fiction books Books about Canada Douglas & McIntyre books Works about Vancouver