Children's War

C. P. Boyko lives and writes in Vancouver.

• Andrew and HillaryYear-EndBirth PangsThe Purpose of the Music ClubInfantryThe Takeover of Founder's Hall

Praise for The Children's War“Graphic, tragic, beautiful, surprising, nuanced . . . and unmistakably genius.” —Kirkus“For readers who like their collections big and bold...Dense but readable, these stories are well developed and sufficiently tilted in content to attract a range of serious readers.” —Library Journal“[T]he farcical, absurd, deft story 'The Takeover of Founders’ Hall' . . . [is] a searing vision of folly and a picture of the Ivory Tower that’s hilariously irreverent . . . Slamming together disparate genres, ['Andrew and Hillary'] impresses as a showcase of terrific writing and untrammelled invention.” —Quill & Quire“C.P. Boyko proves the broad reach of his talents in The Children’s War, a collection of six stories that range from novella to play to traditional short-story. His characters here are often intelligent and emotional, resulting in explosive conflicts; whether the setting be an oppressive school, an ever-busy factory, or the frontlines of a war between the armies on an unnamed island and its interfering super-power neighbor . . . Though the choices these characters make are not always effective, it is clear that Boyko understands this truth: action is always human and, even in failure, is often beautiful.” —Arkansas InternationalPraise for C.P. Boyko“Uproarious…Boyko’s ensemble of absurd, inexhaustible narcissists comes uncomfortably near to reality.” —Wall Street Journal“These stories are funny and sardonic, satirical, well-written, and keen . . . [Boyko’s] characters are larger-than-life, very funny, but more authentic than they first seem . . . we’ll enjoy laughing at them, and laugh at ourselves at the same time.” —San Francisco Book Review"Few writers in this country have a better poker face than C.P. Boyko . . . vivid and wickedly funny.” —The Globe and Mail“Laughter is Boyko’s preferred method in Novelists: He examines the pomposity and naked insecurities of his titular breed through humour, much of it painfully ironic . . . a highly amusing riposte to the culture of literary awards.” —National Post