A Minor Chorus
  • Published:
    Oct-2022
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  • Main Genre:
    Literary
  • Pages:
    176
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Longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize


A debut novel from a rising literary star that brings the modern queer and Indigenous experience into sharp relief.

In the stark expanse of Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write a novel, informed by a series of poignant encounters: a heart-to-heart with fellow doctoral student River over the mounting pressure placed on marginalized scholars; a meeting with Michael, a closeted man from his hometown whose vulnerability and loneliness punctuate the realities of queer life on the fringe. Woven throughout these conversations are memories of Jack, a cousin caught in the cycle of police violence, drugs, and survival. Jack's life parallels the narrator's own; the possibilities of escape and imprisonment are left to chance with colonialism stacking the odds. A Minor Chorus introduces a dazzling new literary voice whose vision and fearlessness shine much-needed light on the realities of Indigenous survival.
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People / Creatures
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    • First Edition
    • Oct-2022
    • W.W. Norton & Company
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 132402142X
    • ISBN13: 9781324021421
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    • Oct-2022
    • W.W. Norton & Company
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1324021438
    • ISBN13: 9781324021438
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    • Oct-2022
    • W. W. Norton & Company
    • eBook (Kindle)



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