Richard Wagamese Libros

Saul Indian Horse has hit bottom. His last binge almost killed him, and now he's a reluctant resident in a treatment centre for alcoholics, surrounded by people he's sure will never understand him. But Saul wants peace, and he grudgingly comes to see that he'll find it only through telling his story. With him, readers embark on a journey back through the life he's led as a northern Ojibway, with all its joys and sorrows. With compassion and insight, author Richard Wagamese traces through his fictional characters the decline of a culture and a cultural way. For Saul, taken forcibly from the land and his family when he's sent to residential school, salvation comes for a while through his incredible gifts as a hockey player. But in the harsh realities of 1960s Canada, he battles obdurate racism and the spirit-destroying effects of cultural alienation and displacement. Indian Horse unfolds against the bleak loveliness of northern Ontario, all rock, marsh, bog and cedar. Wagamese writes with a spare beauty, penetrating the heart of a remarkable Ojibway man.

This book serves as an excellent introduction for newcomers to Wagamese's work while also being essential for longtime fans. It highlights the universal themes and profound insights that characterize his writing, making it a valuable read for anyone interested in impactful literature.

"One of the finest novels of the year." ( Vancouver Sun ) By the celebrated author of Canada Reads finalist Indian Horse , this is an unforgettable journey of a father and son, set in dramatic landscape of the BC Interior. For male and female readers equally, for readers of Joseph Boyden, Cormac McCarthy, Thomas King, Russell Banks and general literary fiction. Franklin Starlight is called to visit his father, Eldon. He's sixteen years old and has had the most fleeting of relationships with the man. The rare moments they've shared haunt and trouble Frank, but he answers the call, a son's duty to a father. What ensues is a journey through the rugged and beautiful backcountry, and a journey into the past, as the two men push forward to Eldon's end. From a poverty-stricken childhood, to the Korean War, and later the derelict houses of mill towns, Eldon relates both the desolate moments of his life and a time of redemption and love, and in doing so offers Frank a history he has never known, the father he has never had, and a connection to himself he never expected. A novel about love, friendship, courage, and the idea that the land has within it powers of healing, Medicine Walk reveals the ultimate goodness of its characters and offers a deeply moving and redemptive conclusion. Wagamese's writing soars and his insight and compassion are matched by his gift of communicating these to the reader.

Als der dreijährige Garnet Raven seiner indianischen Familie weggenommen wird, beginnt für ihn eine Odyssee durch Pflegefamilien, die Jahre später wegen Drogenbesitzes im Gefängnis endet. Dort findet ihn nach zwanzig Jahren vergeblicher Suche sein Bruder. Nach der Entlassung kehrt Garnet zum Stamm der Ojibwa-Indianer zurück und lernt nach und nach im Einklang mit sich und seiner Umwelt zu leben. Der Hüter der zeremoniellen Handtrommel, der schon ein Freund seines Großvaters war, steht ihm dabei zur Seite.

Aiden en Joe Willie hebben een totaal verschillende achtergrond, maar kampen beiden met een persoonlijk drama. Aiden, een zestienjarige stadsjongen, is door een uit de hand gelopen inbraak in de jeugdgevangenis beland. Wanneer hij tijdens zijn herintegratie een week met zijn moeder naar de ranch van de familie Wolfchild gaat, leert hij de revaliderende Joe Willie kennen. De getalenteerde Joe was de favoriet bij een belangrijk kampioenschap rodeorijden, maar door een fatale val zal hij nooit meer kunnen rijden. In eerste instantie moeten de twee niets van elkaar hebben. Beiden zijn eigenwijs en volhardend, maar uiteindelijk helpen juist die eigenschappen hen om hun leven weer op te bouwen. Gaandeweg ontstaat er een hechte vriendschap, waarbij ze elkaar helpen hun dromen na te jagen.