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An anthology of monsters : how story saves us from our anxiety / Cherie Dimaline ; [foreword by Sarah Wylie Krotz].

Dimaline, Cherie, 1975- (author.).

Summary:

"An Anthology of Monsters by Cherie Dimaline, award-winning Métis author of The Marrow Thieves, is the tale of an intricate dance with life-long anxiety. It is about how the stories we tell ourselves--both the excellent and the horrible--can help reshape the ways in which we think, cope, and ultimately survive. Using examples from her published and forthcoming books, from her mére, and from her own late night worry sessions, Dimaline choreographs a deeply personal narrative about all the ways in which we cower and crush through stories. Witches emerge as figures of misfortune but also empowerment, and the fearsome Rougarou inspires obedience, but also belonging and responsibility. Dimaline reveals how to collect and curate these stories, how they elicit difficult and beautiful conversations, and how family and community is a place of refuge and strength."-- Provided by the publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781772126822
  • ISBN: 1772126829
  • Physical Description: xi, 41 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : University of Alberta Press : 2023.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Horror stories -- Healing stories -- How to stand up -- Keeping an anthology [of both, but in order]
Language Note:
In English with a foreword in French and English.

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Subject: Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-
Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-
Métis > Literature.
Anxiety in literature.
Monsters in literature.
Monsters > Symbolic aspects.
Canadian literature > History and criticism.
Canadian literature > Indian authors > History and criticism.
Indigenous literature > History and criticism.
Genre: Essays.
Essays.
Topic Heading: BIPOC.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.

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