Publications - Pt. 1

A Three Martini Lunch
One of Clem Martini’s notable works is A Three Martini Lunch which collects three of his plays, Conversations With My Neighbour’s Pit Bull, House of Glass and ''Up On The Roof. ''The anthology was nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award in 2001 and features themes of childhood innocence and finding one’s path in life. Martini brings an excellent sense of humour to these plays while man

aging to seamlessly integrate a grander sense of profoundness.

Conversations With My Neighbour’s Pit Bull follows a man trying to communicate with his neighbour through their dog while House of Glass is about a young girl who gets caught stealing condoms and must seek forgiveness from the shopkeeper. Finally, Up On The Roof is fittingly about a group of characters stranded on a roof who must face the various adversities in their lives. While A Three Martini Lunch did not end up winning the Governor General’s Literary Award it did win the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award, an honour that his previous Illegal Entry also received.