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At once criminal and savior, clown and creator, antagonist and
mediator, the character of trickster has made frequent appearances
in works by writers the world over. As Margaret Atwood observed,
trickster gods ""stand where the door swings open on its hinges and
the horizon expands; they operate where things are joined together
and, thus, can also fall apart."" A shaping force in American
literature, trickster has appeared in such characters as
Huckleberry Finn, Rinehart, Sula, and Nanapush. Usually a figure
both culturally specific and transcendent, trickster leads the way
to the unconscious, the concealed, and the seemingly unattainable.
Trickster Lives offers thirteen new and challenging interpretations
of trickster in American writing, including essays on works by
African American, Native American, Pacific Rim, and Latino writers,
as well as an examination of trickster politics. This innovative
collection of work conveys the trickster's unmistakable imprint on
the modern world.
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