Style of Writing
Jarman credits his style of writing to his experience at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and cites author Barry Hannah as being a significant influence on his style. Jarman has stated that he prefers writing short stories as he “find novels cumbersome”. Literature critic Steven W. Beattie, on reviewing his short story collection My White Planet, stated that Jarman’s writing differentiates from the norm of classic Canadian literature and focuses on “the delirious and courageous use of language to create startling effects”. Jarman’s short stories have been known to explore a variety of different themes, including war, crisis and Canadian culture (notably hockey). Beattie, reviewing one of the stories in the My White Planet collection, noted “A Nation Plays Chopsticks may be the finest explanation for Canadian’s love affair with I’ve ever read”.
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