MARK FRUTKIN is the author of four books of poetry, three non-fiction works and nine novels including, Fabrizio's Return, winner of the 2006 Trillium Book Award and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book, and Atmospheres Apollinaire, which was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award, the Trillium and the Ottawa Book Award. He lives in Ottawa. View his latest release

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Fabrizio’s Comet premiered at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota in October 2014. This magical opera, based on the novel Fabrizio’s Return, played to full houses for three nights running. Take a look at the photos, and a video clip