{"product_id":"this-accident-of-being-lost-leanne-betasamosake-simpson-9781487001278","title":"This Accident of Being Lost: Songs and Stories","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leanne Betasamosake Simpson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487001274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487001278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Astoria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/17\/2017","brand":"Leanne Betasamosake Simpson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048983949567,"sku":"9781487001278","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef610dc5-2e5c-4708-8af0-9c68394918e2.jpg?v=1684998944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-accident-of-being-lost-leanne-betasamosake-simpson-9781487001278","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}