Tchipayuk or the Way of the Wolf [Paperback]

Ronald Lavalee (Author), Patricia Claxton (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1994

As a child, Askik Mercredi, a Métis, attends the French-Canadian Catholic school in St. Boniface—an education that conflicts with the Native ways and beliefs that shape his home life. Later, in the world of colonial Montreal, where he hopes to fulfill his dream of becoming “a great man,” he finds he is not welcomed by the white society he wishes to embrace. Out of place on the prairies and in the city, treated as an alien in both Native and francophone communities, severed from his own Métis culture—Askik seems destined to lead a solitary, meandering life, unattached to any community. But events on the prairies are leading to the Riel “Rebellion,” and a series of coincidences result in a parallel upheaval in Askik’s private history. “Tchipayuk” is a Cree word meaning “a soul condemned to wander the earth until its memory is honoured.”

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About the Author

Ronald Lavallée
Ronald Lavallée is a Franco-Manitoban born in St. Boniface, Manitoba. He has worked at Radio Canada in Vancouver as the western correspondant for Le Point, a public affairs television program. He currently is a reorter for CBC Radio in Montreal. Tchipayuk (1994) was first published by Albin Michel in France. It is the winner of the Prix Jules Verne, was named book of the month by France-Loisirs, and won the Prix Champlain (Canada) and the Prix Riel (Manitoba).

Patricia Claxton
Patricia Claxton is one of Canada’s most respected French-to-English translators, who has translated more than 20 books and countless articles, essays, short stories and poems. She is perhaps most well known for her connection with Gabrielle Roy. Her translation of Ronald Lavallée’s Tchipayuk: Or, The Way of the Wolf is available from Talonbooks.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Talonbooks; 1 edition (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0889223386
• ISBN-13: 978-0889223387
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,900,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars soul touching to any race of people., April 27, 1998

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This review is from: Tchipayuk or the Way of the Wolf (Paperback)

Coming from Winnipeg Canada and knowing a bit about the locall history I bought this book for intertainment. But to my suprise it turned out to be a spiritual journey. This book is a break through in understanding each other in our country. I would highly recommend reading.

5.0 out of 5 stars Tchipayuk: A look into what life was like, October 11, 2000

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This review is from: Tchipayuk or the Way of the Wolf (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to take a journey into a boy's life where things are completely different than today. And follow this little boy go to a new world and become a man in a different setting than he grew up in. Lavallee does a wonderful job of describing the settings, the people and the emotions. He did exstenive research to be sure of it's accuracy. I hope that you will thoroughly enjoy this book, and hopefully as much as I have.