WINNER of the 2014 RBC Taylor Prize
The Inconvenient Indian is at once a "history" and the complete subversion of a history-in short, a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be "Indian" in North America. Rich with dark and light, pain and magic, this book distills the insights gleaned from that meditation, 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.Autorentext
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.
Titel
The Inconvenient Indian
Untertitel
A Curious Account of Native People in North America
Autor
EAN
9780385674058
ISBN
978-0-385-67405-8
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
13.11.2012
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
3.35 MB
Anzahl Seiten
304
Jahr
2012
Untertitel
Englisch
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