A Tale of Monstrous Extravagance
Imagining Multilingualism
Speaking one language, I submit, is like living in a house with one window only... From his legendary birth in a snow bank in northwestern Manitoba, through his metamorphosis to citizen-artist of the world, playwright, pianist, polyglot, storyteller, and irreverent disciple of the Trickster, Tomson Highway rides roughshod through the languages and communities that have shaped him. Cree, Dene, Latin, French, English, Spanish, and the universal language of music have opened windows and widened horizons in Highway's life. Readers who can hang on tight--Highway fans, culture mavens, cunning linguists, and fellow tricksters--will experience the pr…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-77212-041-7
- EAN: 9781772120417
- Produktnummer: 16992654
- Verlag: University of Alberta Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 56 S.
- Masse: H23.0 cm x B13.3 cm x D1.2 cm 96 g
- Gewicht: 96
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
Tomson Highway enjoys an international career as a playwright, novelist, and pianist/songwriter. He is considered one of this country's foremost Indigenous voices. He is best known for his award-winning plays, The Rez Sisters (1986), Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing (1989), Rose (2000), and Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout (2005), as well as his critically acclaimed novel, Kiss of the Fur Queen (1998). He lives in Gatineau, Quebec.
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