A twenty-one-year-old would-be writer, John Passfield , spends his last few months as a garbage collector on the streets of his home town, St.
As he works, he captures the imagery of his life so far -- and of his upcoming marriage and pending career as a high school teacher -- to the imagery of the great books he is reading, all while in pursuit of building the perfect load of garbage..
Thomas, Ontario, in the summer of Canada\'s Centennial year, 1967.
A twenty-one-year-old would-be writer, John Passfield , spends his last few months as a garbage collector on the streets of his home town, St