Cool Room 3
by Regi Claire
by Regi Claire
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Max is about to go on a weekend trip with his
family. As the journey starts, the fractious
relationship with Rita, his wife, comes to a climax. .
'Cool Room 3' is a short story by Regi Claire, and was
first published in her collection 'Fighting It', published
by Two Ravens Press in 2009, and shortlisted for the
Saltire Book of the Year Award.
Set in the author's native Switzerland, but against a
background of the London bombings of 2005, this
story has all the elements of Regi Claire's craft - it is
dark and contemplative while streaked through with
subtle humour.
Download the materials here for up to 3 hours of
classroom activity. The files are in PDF format. If
you require the PDF files in Word format (.doc. or
.odt) then please contact us
family. As the journey starts, the fractious
relationship with Rita, his wife, comes to a climax. .
'Cool Room 3' is a short story by Regi Claire, and was
first published in her collection 'Fighting It', published
by Two Ravens Press in 2009, and shortlisted for the
Saltire Book of the Year Award.
Set in the author's native Switzerland, but against a
background of the London bombings of 2005, this
story has all the elements of Regi Claire's craft - it is
dark and contemplative while streaked through with
subtle humour.
Download the materials here for up to 3 hours of
classroom activity. The files are in PDF format. If
you require the PDF files in Word format (.doc. or
.odt) then please contact us
Born and brought up in
Switzerland, Regi Claire
now lives in Edinburgh.
Her mother tongue is Swiss
German, but she writes in
English. Her previous books
are 'Inside-Outside' (shortlisted
for the Saltire First Book
Award) and 'The Beauty
Room' (longlisted for the MIND
Book of the Year Award). Her work has appeared in
many literary magazines and anthologies, also in
translation and on BBC Radio 4. She won The
Edinburgh Review 10th Anniversary Short Story
Competition, was a Cadenza prize winner, and has
received Bursaries from the Scottish Arts Council,
Pro Helvetia and Thurgau Lottery Foundation, as
well as a UBS Cultural Foundation Award. She is a
creative writing tutor at the National Gallery of
Scotland. In November 2009 Regi was shortlisted for
the Saltire Society Literary Awards - Scotland's most
prestigious literary award.
For further information about Regi go here
Switzerland, Regi Claire
now lives in Edinburgh.
Her mother tongue is Swiss
German, but she writes in
English. Her previous books
are 'Inside-Outside' (shortlisted
for the Saltire First Book
Award) and 'The Beauty
Room' (longlisted for the MIND
Book of the Year Award). Her work has appeared in
many literary magazines and anthologies, also in
translation and on BBC Radio 4. She won The
Edinburgh Review 10th Anniversary Short Story
Competition, was a Cadenza prize winner, and has
received Bursaries from the Scottish Arts Council,
Pro Helvetia and Thurgau Lottery Foundation, as
well as a UBS Cultural Foundation Award. She is a
creative writing tutor at the National Gallery of
Scotland. In November 2009 Regi was shortlisted for
the Saltire Society Literary Awards - Scotland's most
prestigious literary award.
For further information about Regi go here
Pre Reading Activities. (pdf)
if you don't do anything else
Text of the story (pdf)
Post Reading Activities (pdf)
This section explores certain aspects
of the story including metaphor, the role
of nostalgic memory, a hyperfiction
adventure and a look at making narrative
more dramatic by the technique of 'fronting'
sentences.
Hyperfiction.
Referred to in Post Reading Activities,
this activity requires a web page all of its
own.
Key (pdf)
Answers, plus a few hints.
if you don't do anything else
Text of the story (pdf)
Post Reading Activities (pdf)
This section explores certain aspects
of the story including metaphor, the role
of nostalgic memory, a hyperfiction
adventure and a look at making narrative
more dramatic by the technique of 'fronting'
sentences.
Hyperfiction.
Referred to in Post Reading Activities,
this activity requires a web page all of its
own.
Key (pdf)
Answers, plus a few hints.