A Tale of Monstrous Extravagance: Imagining Multilingualism

by Tomson Highway

"Speaking one language, I submit, is like living in a house with one window only..."

From his legendary birth in a snow bank in northwestern Manitoba, through his metamorphosis to citizen-artist of the world, playwright, pianist, polyglot, storyteller, and irreverent disciple of the Trickster, Tomson Highway rides roughshod through the languages and communities that have shaped him. Cree, Dene, Latin, French, English, Spanish, and the universal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1772120413
• ISBN13: 9781772120417
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.2" x 8.8"