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One good story, that one : stories

King, Thomas 1943- (author.).

Summary: "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.

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  • ISBN: 0006485251 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0002240009 :
  • ISBN: 9780006485254 (softcover)
  • ISBN: 97800022400010 :
  • Physical Description: 145 pages ; 20 cm
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  • Edition: Harper Perennial edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins, [1993]

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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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  • HARPERCOLL

    Named in the University of Toronto Bookstore Review as one of the top100 Canadian books of all time

    There is much more than one good story in this bestselling (over 10,000 copies sold) collection of short fiction. In fact, there are more than a few of the best examples of native storytelling ever published. Thomas King, author of the acclaimed Medicine River and Green Grass, Running Water, and the newly released Truth and Bright Water, has proven he has a magical gift, a fresh voice and a special brand of wit and comic imagination.

    One Good Story, That One is steeped in native oral tradition, led off by a sly creation tale, introducing the traditional native trickster coyote. Weaving the realities of native history and contemporary life through the story, King recounts a parodic version of the Garden of Eden story, slyly pulling our leg and our funnybone.

    A collection that is rich with strong characters, alive with crisp dialogue and shot through with the universal truths we are all searching for, One Good Story, That One is one great read.

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