Name: Aboriginality
Brand: Ronsdale Press (CA)
SKU: 9781553800309
Price: 19.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

Aboriginality

The Literary Origins of British Columbia, Volume 2

By (author): Alan Twigg

Published by Ronsdale Press (CA)

In Stock

£19.99

Format: Paperback
Pages: 250
Illustrations: 100 b/w photos
ISBN: 9781553800309
Publication Date: 01-Sep-2005

Subjects:
Social & cultural history
Indigenous peoples
British Columbia

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Alan Twigg turns his attention to First Nations writers, unearthing over 300 books by over 150 mostly unheralded aboriginal authors. Taking the reader from residential schools to art galleries, this lively and unprecedented panorama of British Columbia includes many authors, nearly half being women. Each author is presented in historical and chronological context, along with background material on aboriginal history, as well as rare photographs, illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography.

Alan Twigg, the publisher of BC BookWorld, has written sixteen books and produced six films. He has created a public service reference site to offer free information on more than 8,000 British Columbia authors. In 2000 he received the first annual Gray Campbell Award for outstanding contributions to the writing and publishing community of British Columbia. He was inducted as a member of the Order of Canada in 2015 and received the 13th annual Lieutenant Governors Award for Literary Excellence in 2016. Alan has spent three years in personal interviews with Dr. Aall to gather up her amazing life story. He lives in Vancouver. Visit him online at www.alantwigg.com.