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Green grass, running water / Thomas King.

Summary:

A magical realism novel by Cherokee author Thomas King in which four Indian elders and the trickster Coyote change the lives of several individuals who come to the Blackfoot reservation for the Sun Dance.
"Strong, sassy women and hard-luck, hardheaded men, all searching for the middle ground between Native American tradition and the modern world, perform an elaborate dance of approach and avoidance in this magical, rollicking tale by Cherokee author, Thomas King. Alberta is a university professor who would like to trade her two boyfriends for a baby but no husband; Lionel is forty and still sells televisions for a patronizing boss; Eli and his log cabin stand in the way of a profitable dam project. These three -- and others -- are coming to the Blackfoot reservation for the Sun Dance, and there they will encounter four Indian elders and their companion, the trickster Coyote -- and nothing in the small town of Blossom will be the same again..."--Publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780002239998 :
  • ISBN: 9780395623046
  • ISBN: 9780006485131 (trade pbk.)
  • ISBN: 000223999X :
  • ISBN: 0395623049
  • ISBN: 0006485138 (trade pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 360 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins Publishers, c1993.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Saturday Night book"
Subject: Coyote (Legendary character) > Fiction.
Siksika Indians > Fiction.
Indians of North America > Fiction.
Alberta > Fiction.
Genre: Canadian fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Topic Heading: Aboriginal.

Available copies

  • 10 of 13 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library KING (Text) 33294000654871 Adult Fiction - Second Floor Volume hold Available -
Beaver Valley Public Library F KIN (Text) 0040807 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Burns Lake Public Library AF (Text) 35198000631508 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Castlegar Public Library FIC KIN (Text) 35146001060144 Fiction Volume hold Mending -
Fort St. John Public Library AF KIN (Text) 35211000349003 ADULT Fiction Volume hold Available -
Galiano Island Community Library FIC KIN (Text) 33127000047185 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Mackenzie Public Library KIN (Text) 35192000015812 Aboriginal Volume hold Available -
Nakusp Public Library FIC KIN (Text) 35160000380544 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Quesnel Branch KIN (Text) 33923004807875 General Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-05-07
Salmo Public Library FIC KIN (Text) SPL23221 Adult Fiction (hardback or trade paperback) Volume hold Available -


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