Canadian, Literary, Coyote (Mythological character), Indians of North America, Ondaatje, Michael, Fantasy fiction, Canada, Authors, Canadian literature--Indian authors 

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. 

Publisher Comments
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…

About the Author
Thomas King is of Cherokee, Greek, and German descent and is currently chair of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota. His short stories have been widely published throughout the United States and Canada, and a film, based on his much acclaimed first novel Medicine River, has been made for television. 

Genre/Form: Fiction
Named Person: Coyote, (Mythological character); Coyote, (Mythological character)
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Thomas King

ISBN: 0006485138 9780006485131
OCLC Number: 878473673
Notes: "Canada reads 2004 selection"--Sticker on cover.
"Finalist for the Governor General's Award for fiction"--Back cover.
LRC 100: Canada's most important books (#87).
Description: 431 pages ; 21 cm
Responsibility: Thomas King.