One Good Story, That One

Thomas King is one of Canada’s premier Native public intellectuals. He was the first Aboriginal person to deliver the prestigious Massey Lectures, and he is the best-selling, award-winning author of six novels, two collections of short stories, and two nonfiction books. His work The Inconvenient Indian won the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction and the RBC Taylor Prize. He is a recipient of the Order of Canada and lives in Guelph, Ontario.

• ContentsOne Good Story, That OneTotemMagpiesTrap LinesHow Corporal Colin Sterling Saved Blossom, Alberta, and Most of the Rest of the World as WellThe One about Coyote Going WestA Seat in the GardenJoe the Painter and the Deer Island MassacreA Coyote Columbus StoryBorders

"There’s a sly, tart intelligence at work in many of these stories. . . . The writing is taut, sharp-edged, and very funny." -Globe and Mail"These stories clearly display King’s trademark wit and intelligence, his facility with characterization, and his mastery of narrative art." -The Ottawa Citizen