Hold your tongue / Matthew Tétreault.
Hold your tongue / Matthew Tétreault.
By
:
Tétreault, Matthew, 1983-
Publication Date
:
2023
Publication Information
:
Edmonton, Alta. : NeWest Press,
Volume
:
bk. 60
Physical Description
:
272 p.
Subject Term
:
Canadian fiction -- 21st century.
Families -- Fiction.
Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Manitoba -- Fiction.
Series
:
NUNATAK FIRST FICTION SERIES ;
Summary
:
Upon learning his great-uncle Alfred has suffered a stroke, Richard sets out for Ste. Anne, in southeastern Manitoba, to find his father and tell him the news. Waylaid by memories of his stalled romance, tales of run-ins with local Mennonites, his job working a honey wagon, and struck by visions of Metis history and secrets of his family's past, Richard confronts his desires to leave town, even as he learns to embrace his heritage. Evoking an oral storytelling epic that weaves together one family's complex history, Hold Your Tongueasks what it means to be Metis and francophone. Recalling the work of Katherena Vermette and Joshua Whitehead, Matthew TÔetreault's debut novel shines with a poignant, but playful character-driven meditation on the struggles of holding onto "la langue," and marks the emergence of an important new voice.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781774390719
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Copy | Status |
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC TET | bk. 60 | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic Indigenous | Adult Fiction Indigenous | FIC TET | bk. 60 | Checked out |