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A Tale of Monstrous Extravagance

A Tale of Monstrous Extravagance Imagining Multilingualism - Henry Kreisel Lecture Series

Paperback (13 Feb 2015) | English,French

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Publisher's Synopsis

"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."

Book information

ISBN: 9781772120417
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Imprint: University of Alberta Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 809
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English,French
Number of pages: 56
Weight: 96g
Height: 230mm
Width: 133mm
Spine width: 12mm