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286 pages of excellent text. A story of a journey from the dark side of reality into the Dream World and back again - a story of pain and healing, of making amends and finding truth, and of the inability of a people to hold on to their way of life. First Edition.
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Robert Arthur Alexie was born and raised in Fort McPherson in Canada's Northwest Territories. He became the chief of the Tetlit Gwich'in of Fort McPherson, served two terms as vice president of the Gwich'in Tribal Council and helped obtain a land claim agreement for the Gwich'in of the Northwest Territories. He now lives in Inuvik.
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Porcupines and China Dolls
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. Black cloth boards. Signed with blue ink on the title page "Gordon / Thanks / Robert Arthur Alexie." 286pp. Jacket has minimal shelving wear. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1717172040470
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Porcupines and China Dolls
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing, Full Number Line, First Canadian Edition. Fine In Near Fine Unclipped Dust Jacket. A Fictionalised Account Of Two Men In Northern Canada Coming To Grips With The Abuse They Endured In Residential School. All Reviews Describe The Wry Humor Ad Accomplished Writing Used To Accomplish This. ' . . . Early On We Are Taken On A Day Long Tour Of A Native Saloon While James Drinks To Obliterate The Memories Of His Horrible Childhood. With Its Caustic And Sometimes Hilarious Asides, It Is Probably The Best Description Of The Native Bar Scene Ever Written.' W.P Kinsella. Seller Inventory # 003537
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Canadian Edition, First Printing. Author's first book relates the return home of several residential school children to the realization that they are in ' limbo ', neither Indian nor white. 286 pp. Black cloth covered boards have as-new gilt text on spine. Head of spine is very slightly rubbed, ow book is as new. Unclipped DJ has light top edge wear. A tragic story of hope. Bookseller's Inventory # 160955. Seller Inventory # 000955
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