Interview: Parable, Parody, or "Blip in the Canadian Lanscape": Tom King on <em>A Coyote Columbus Story</em>

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  • Marie C. Davis

Abstract

Résumé: Dans cette entrevue, Thomas King parle de l'accueil de son premier livre illustré, A Coyote Columbus Story. Il évoque l'importance qu'il accordée à la tradition orale, à la critique de l'histoire officielle, à la dimension symbolique et parodique du récit afin de montrer l'envers du voyage de Christophe Colomb. Summary: In this interview, Thomas King discusses the reception of his first picture book, as well as its oral quality, its vision of history and time, the quincentennial of Columbus's voyage, and the book's status as both parable and parody.

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2007-12-20

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