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One good story, that one : stories / by Thomas King.
"One Good Story, That One is steeped in native oral tradition with King's special brand of wit and comic imagination. These often loopy stories conjure up Native and Judeo-Christian myths, present-day pop culture and literature, while mixing in just the right amount of perception and experience. The title story is a sly creation tale, introducing the most famous of traditional Native characters, the trickster Coyote. The realities of Native history and contemporary life are cleverly but gently revealed through a redressing of the biblical Garden of Eden. In "A Coyote Columbus Story," we meet an avaricious Christopher Columbus, who did not find America or Indians -- they were never lost. And in "Borders" King addresses the arbitrary nature of the Canada-U.S. border. Without being contentious, he reveals the pride of Natives who are defined by rules that defy their own history....The ten stories of this collection are beautifully yet mischievously rendered, exposing more than a few universal truths."--Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780006485254 (softcover)
- ISBN: 0002240009 :
- ISBN: 0006485251 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 145 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: Harper Perennial edition.
- Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins, [1993]
- Copyright: ©1993
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Cowichan copy autographed by the author. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | One good story, that one -- Totem -- Magpies -- Trap lines -- How corporal Colin Sterling saved Blossom, Alberta, and most of the rest of the world as well -- The one about coyote going west -- A seat in the garden -- Joe the painter and the Deer Island massacre -- A coyote Columbus story -- Borders. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt Campus | PS8571 I64 O54 1993 (Text) | 124469 | Regular Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Merritt Campus | PS8571 I64 O54 1993 (Text) | 125161 | Regular Collection | Available | - | |
| Vancouver Campus | PS8571.I67 O64 1993 (Text) | 228061 | Regular Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
