{"product_id":"tainna-the-unseen-ones-short-stories-paperback","title":"Tainna: The Unseen Ones, Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNorma Dunning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award! A short story collection illuminating Inuit experience south of the tundra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on both lived experience and cultural memory, Norma Dunning brings together six powerful new short stories centred on modern-day Inuk characters in \u003ci\u003eTainna\u003c\/i\u003e. Ranging from homeless to extravagantly wealthy, from spiritual to jaded, young to elderly, and even from alive to deceased, Dunning's characters are united by shared feelings of alienation, displacement and loneliness resulting from their experiences in southern Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTainna--\u003c\/i\u003emeaning \"the unseen ones\" and pronounced \u003ci\u003eDa-e-nn-a\u003c\/i\u003e--a fraught reunion between sisters Sila and Amak ends in an uneasy understanding. From the spirit realm, Chevy Bass watches over his imperilled grandson, Kunak. And in the title story, the broken-hearted Bunny wanders onto a golf course on a freezing night, when a flock of geese stand vigil until her body is discovered by a kind stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorma Dunning's masterful storytelling uses humour and incisive detail to create compelling characters who discover themselves in a hostile land where prejudice, misogyny and inequity are most often found hidden in plain sight. There, they must rely on their wits, artistic talent, senses of humour and spirituality- for survival; and there, too, they find solace in shining moments of reconnection with their families and communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768019386656,"sku":"9781771622714","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0407c484649b3a17e80b8dc789c66bfe.webp?v=1780322758","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tainna-the-unseen-ones-short-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}