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A Tale of Monstrous Extravagance - Imagining Multilingualism (Paperback): Tomson Highway

A Tale of Monstrous Extravagance - Imagining Multilingualism (Paperback)

Tomson Highway; Introduction by Christine Sokaymoh Frederick

Series: Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series

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"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 profundity of Highway's humour, for as he says, "In Cree, you will laugh until you weep."

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Imprint: University of Alberta Press (CA)
Country of origin: Canada
Series: Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series
Release date: February 2015
First published: 2015
Authors: Tomson Highway
Introduction by: Christine Sokaymoh Frederick
Dimensions: 229 x 133 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 978-1-77212-041-7
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary
Books > Biography > Literary
LSN: 1-77212-041-3
Barcode: 9781772120417

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