The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America

King, Thomas

ISBN 10: 0385664222 / ISBN 13: 9780385664226

Verlag: Anchor Canada, 2013

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Rich with dark and light, pain and magic, The Inconvenient Indian distills the insights gleaned from Thomas King's critical and personal meditation on what it means to be "Indian" in North America, weaving the curiously circular tale of the relationship between non-Natives and Natives in the centuries since the two first encountered each other. In the process, King refashions old stories about historical events and figures, takes a sideways look at film and pop culture, relates his own complex experiences with activism, and articulates a deep and revolutionary understanding of the cumulative effects of ever-shifting laws and treaties on Native peoples and lands.
     This is a book both timeless and timely, burnished with anger but tempered by wit, and ultimately a hard-won offering of hope—a sometimes inconvenient but nonetheless indispensable account for all of us, Indian and non-Indian alike, seeking to understand how we might tell a new story for the future.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: THOMAS KING is an award-winning writer whose critically acclaimed, bestselling books include Medicine River; Green Grass, Running Water; Truth and Bright Water; and The Back of the Turtle as well as several books for children. He has taught literature and creative writing at universities in the United States and Canada. Thomas King lives in Guelph, Ontario.

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Titel: The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account ...
Verlag: Anchor Canada
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Very Good