The Grand Tour of Park Ex & Assorted Half-Told Yarns

by Kessaris, Andreas

• ISBN13: 9781771839730
• ISBN10: 1771839732
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-09-01
• Publisher: Guernica Editions

Summary

The Grand Tour of Park Ex is the follow-up to Andreas Kessaris’ acclaimed debut memoir, The Butcher of Park Ex, with sixteen original tales that chronicle his life, times, hardships, and misadventures as he tries to navigate a confusing and contradictory world made by and for neurotypicals. Beginning with the author’s years at Barclay Elementary in Park Ex, the stories invite the reader on a grand tour of his experiences through high school and college, his attempts to navigate the Montreal job market, his quest for true love, and the death of his father. Infused with additional tales of his parents’ immigrant experience and highlighted with Andreas’ unique perspective and signature humour, the narrative concludes with his return to Park Extension.

Author Biography

Andreas Kessaris grew up in Montreal's Park Extension district, the son of Greek immigrants. He graduated from Dawson College and Concordia University, earning a BA in Communications & English. His column, Read On! with Andreas Kessaris, was a popular feature in the West-End community paper The Local Herald. His writing has also appeared on Suite101.com, in the literary journal The Write Place, and on the Montreal entertainment website Curtainsup.tv, The Miramichi Reader, and The Montreal Review of Books. His first book, The Butcher of Park Ex & Other Semi-Truthful Tales, was released in 2020 to great acclaim. He currently resides in Montreal with his partner. Follow him on Bluesky (@akessaris.bsky.social) or Instagram (andreas_kessaris).