{"product_id":"this-accident-of-being-lost-songs-and-stories-paperback","title":"This Accident of Being Lost: Songs and Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeanne Betasamosake Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA knife-sharp new collection of stories and songs from award-winning Nishnaabeg storyteller and writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson that rebirths a decolonized reality, one that circles in and out of time and resists dominant narratives or comfortable categorization.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Accident of Being Lost\u003c\/i\u003e is the knife-sharp new collection of stories and songs from award-winning Nishnaabeg storyteller and writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. These visionary pieces build upon Simpson's powerful use of the fragment as a tool for intervention in her critically acclaimed collection \u003ci\u003eIslands of Decolonial Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA crow watches over a deer addicted to road salt; Lake Ontario floods Toronto to remake the world while texting \"ARE THEY GETTING IT?\"; lovers visit the last remaining corner of the boreal forest; three comrades guerrilla-tap maples in an upper middle-class neighbourhood; and Kwe gets her firearms license in rural Ontario. Blending elements of Nishnaabeg storytelling, science fiction, contemporary realism, and the lyric voice, \u003ci\u003eThis Accident of Being Lost\u003c\/i\u003e burns with a quiet intensity, like a campfire in your backyard, challenging you to reconsider the world you thought you knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeanne Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books: \u003ci\u003eDancing on Our Turtle's Back\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gift Is In the Making\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIslands of Decolonial Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eLighting the Eighth Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Is An Honour Song\u003c\/i\u003e (with Kiera Ladner), and \u003ci\u003eThe Winter We Danced: Voice from the Past, the Future, and the Idle No More Movement\u003c\/i\u003e (Kino-nda-niimi collective). Leanne holds a Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba and has lectured at universities across Canada. She is of Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg ancestry and a member of Alderville First Nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771919237408,"sku":"9781487001278","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ef3697b4bf7c4437caba6aa8d8c7734a.webp?v=1780397101","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/this-accident-of-being-lost-songs-and-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}