The essential W. P. Kinsella.

Book 2015

Here are his notorious First Nation narratives of indigenous Canadians, and a literary homage to J. D. Salinger. Alongside the "real" story of the 1951 Giants and the afterlife of Roberto Clemente, are the legends of a pirated radio station and a hockey game rigged by tribal magic.

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Indigenous peoples North America Fiction

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ISBN:

9781616961879

Edition:

First edition

Description:

ix, 422 pages ; 23 cm

Contents:

Truth
How I got my nickname --The night Manny Mota tied the record
First names and empty pockets
Searching for January
Lieberman in love
The Grecian urn
The fog
Beef
Distances
How Manny Embarquadero overcame and began his climb to the major leagues
The Indian Nation Cultural Exchange Program
K Mart
The firefighter
Dr. Don
Brother Frank's Gospel Hour
The Alligator Report--with questions for discussion
King of the street
Wavelengths
Do not abandon me
Marco in Paradise
Out of the picture
The lightning birds
Punchlines
The last surviving member of the Japanese Victory Society
The job
The risk takers
The lime tree
Doves and proverbs
Waiting on Lombard Street
Shoeless Joe Jackson comes to Iowa

Control Number:

1205829

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