Thomas King
Canadian novelist and short-story writer of Cherokee and Greek descent whose comic and satirical fiction reimagines Native American and Canadian experience. Green Grass, Running Water is his most celebrated novel. He is one of the most important Indigenous Canadian literary voices.
Works
- Green Grass, Running WaterIndigenous creation myth reimagined as contemporary narrative road trip
- Medicine RiverBlackfoot photographer and reserve resident discover unlikely friendship
- One Good Story, That OneCoyote tales reframe native history and literary storytelling tradition
- Truth and Bright WaterTwo couples' vacation exposes the intersection of racism and desire
- A Short History of Indians in CanadaSatirical history of indigenous peoples and Canada's complicated legacy