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77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin

77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin is a poetry collection by Thomas King.

Thomas King

Seventy-seven poems intended as a eulogy for what we have squandered, a reprimand for all we have allowed, a suggestion for what might still be salvaged, a poetic quarrel with our intolerant and greedy selves, a reflection on mortality and longing, as well as a long-running conversation with the mythological currents that flow throughout North America. (From HarperCollins)

Thomas King is a Canadian-American writer of Cherokee and Greek ancestry. He delivered the 2003 Massey Lectures, The Truth about Stories. His books include Truth & Bright WaterThe Inconvenient Indian and The Back of the Turtle. He also writes the DreadfulWater mystery series.

From the book

An excerpt from 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin by Thomas King. (Helen Hoy, HarperCollins)
An excerpt from 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin by Thomas King. (Helen Hoy, HarperCollins)
An excerpt from 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin by Thomas King. (Helen Hoy, HarperCollins)
An excerpt from 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin by Thomas King. (Helen Hoy, HarperCollins)

Interviews with Thomas King

Featured VideoThomas King, the award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction, turns his hand to poetry in his latest book, 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin,
Featured VideoRecorded at Montreal's Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, Thomas King joins Rosanna Deerchild on stage in this extended conversation about writing, research and Indigenous humour.
Featured VideoShelagh's conversation with Thomas King about his novel "The Back of the Turtle". It's the winner of the 2014 Governor General's Award for Fiction.

Other books by Thomas King

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