Joseph Boyden
Joseph Boyden
Joseph Boyden CMis a Canadian novelist and short story writer. His first novel, Three Day Road won the Amazon/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. His second novel, Through Black Spruce, won the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and his third book, The Orenda was named the winner of the 2014 edition of Canada Reads...
war order historical
During World War I the Canadians were the shock troops. In many historical cases, Canadians have been very proficient at killing, and doing what we have to in order to survive. But no one wants to acknowledge that fact.
huge
When I look in the mirror, I don't say 'I'm an Indian'. It's not a huge part of my make-up but a huge part of who I am.
amazing exporting happy
(The international exposure) has been this completely amazing bonus, ... It makes me very happy to see that I'm kind of exporting Canada.
niece taken thinking
When I die, nieces, I want to be cremated, my ashes taken up in a bush plane and sprinkled onto the people in town below. Let them think my body is snowflakes, sticking in their hair and on their shoulders like dandruff.
sexy growing-up men
There’s something sexy in cooking for a man who likes my food. Am I growing up?
historical wish narrative
Fascinating, often hilarious, always devastatingly truthful, The Inconvenient Indian is destined to become a classic of historical narrative. For those who wish to better understand Native peoples, it is a must read. For those who don't wish to understand, it is even more so.
fighting two enemy
We all fight on two fronts, the one facing the enemy, the one facing what we do to the enemy.
important lessons want
Sometimes, it's not getting what we want that offers us the most important Lessons
thinking civilization america
There were incredibly complex societies already existing in North America long before Europeans arrived. So many people think that before European contact it was just Natives huddling around a fire, waiting for civilization to come save them. But that was not the case.
fiction stories needs
As a fiction writer, of course, you need to take some leeway with certain aspects of history to make the story work.
challenges stories crafts
From a craft standpoint, telling a story in the first-person present tense over the course of 500 pages is a daunting challenge.
thinking magic-realism hands
I'm fascinated by the magic realism used by many writers. I think it goes hand-in-hand with the Indian experience. It's a very different way of viewing the world.
rooms conflict apologetic
Compared to Americans, Canadians are often more gentle in their approach to things. They're much more apologetic. There's less room for conflict.
views america world
Canada and America are very, very different. It's true that we share a language and many customs. But Americans have a very different view of the world.