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Permanent astonishment / a memoir written by Tomson Highway.

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In 1990 Rene Highway, a world-renowned dancer, died of an AIDS-related illness. 'Permanent Astonishment' is Tomson Highway's extravagant embrace of his younger brother's final words: "Dont mourn me, be joyful." Infused with joy and outrageous humour, this book offers insights into the Cree experience of culture, conquest and survival. Highway lives in northern Ontario and Gatineau, QC. A Dewey Diva Pick. Book Club.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385696203 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 326 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Doubleday Canada, [2021]
Subject: Highway, Tomson, 1951-
Highway, Tomson, 1951- > Childhood and youth.
Indigenous authors > Canada > Biography.
Indigenous peoples > Canada > Biography.
Indigenous peoples > Canada > Social conditions.
Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Stroud Branch 819.354 Highw 31681010250769 NONFIC Available -

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