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Read, Listen, Tell: Indigenous Stories from Turtle Island (Indigenous Studies) by McCall, Sophie, 1969- editor; Gaertner, David, 1979- editor; Reder, Deanna, 1963- editor; Hill, Gabrielle L'Hirondelle, 1979- editor is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Read, Listen, Tell: Indigenous Stories from Turtle Island (Indigenous Studies) about?

"Don't say in the years to come that you would have lived your life differently if only you had heard this story. You've heard it now." —Thomas King, in this volume Read, Listen, Tell brings together an extraordinary range of Indigenous stories from across Turtle Island (North America). From short fiction to as-told-to narratives, from illustrated stories to personal essays, these stories celebrate the strength of heritage and the liveliness of innovation. Ranging in tone from humorous to defiant to triumphant, the stories explore core concepts in Indigenous literary expression, such as the relations between land, language, and community, the variety of narrative forms, and the continuities between oral and written forms of expression. Rich in insight and bold in execution, the stories proclaim the diversity, vitality, and depth of Indigenous writing. Building on two decades of scholarly work to centre Indigenous knowledges and perspectives, the book transforms literary method while respecting and honouring Indigenous histories and peoples of these lands. It includes stories by acclaimed writers like Thomas King, Sherman Alexie, Paula Gunn Allen, and Eden Robinson, a new generatio

Author

McCall, Sophie, 1969- editor; Gaertner, David, 1979- editor; Reder, Deanna, 1963- editor; Hill, Gabrielle L'Hirondelle, 1979- editor

Publisher

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781771123020

Subjects

Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Fiction