{"product_id":"a-tale-of-monstrous-extravagance-imagining-multilingualism-9781772120417","title":"A Tale of Monstrous Extravagance: Imagining Multilingualism","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tomson Highway | Christine Sokaymoh Frederick\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Alberta Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Alberta Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Speaking one language, I submit, is like living in a house with one window only...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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 language of music have opened windows and widened horizons in Highway's life. Readers who can hang on tight--Highway fans, culture mavens, cunning linguists, and fellow tricksters--will experience the profundity of Highway's humour, for as he says, \"In Cree, you will laugh until you weep.\" Introduction by Christine Sokaymoh Frederick.\u003cbr\u003e\"Fasten your chastity belts, ladies and gentlemen, it's gonna be a bumpy ride.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom his legendary birth in a snowbank in northwestern Manitoba, through his metamorphosis to citizen-artist of the world, polyglot, playwright, pianist, 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 language of music have opened windows and widened horizons in Highway's life. Readers who can hang on tight--Highway fans, culture mavens, cunning linguists, and fellow tricksters--will experience the profundity of Highway's humour, for as he says, \"In Cree, you will laugh until you weep.\"","brand":"University of Alberta Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47888159506583,"sku":"9781772120417","price":1191.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781772120417.webp?v=1781163880","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-tale-of-monstrous-extravagance-imagining-multilingualism-9781772120417","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}