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 First edition | |
| Author | Eden Robinson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jennifer Lum (first edition) |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Trickster trilogy |
| Genre | |
| Set in | Kitimat |
| Published | February 7, 2017 (Knopf Canada) |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Pages | 336 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0345810783 |
| Followed by | Trickster Drift |
Son of a Trickster is a 2017 coming of age novel by Indigenous Canadian author Eden Robinson. The first novel in The Trickster trilogy, it follows 16-year-old Jared, who wades through the complications of a broken family, social pressure, drugs, alcohol, and poverty. The novel interweaves the Indigenous myth from Haisla/Heitsuk oral storytelling, as Jared discovers the Haisla trickster, Wee'jit. The story is set in Kitimat, British Columbia.
It took Robinson eight years to write, and is followed by the 2018 novel, Trickster Drift. The third and final novel, titled Return of the Trickster, was published in 2021.
Reception and awards
The novel was selected for the 2020 edition of Canada Reads, in which it was defended by actress Kaniehtiio Horn.
Television adaptation
Filmmaker Michelle Latimer and Streel Films secured the rights to adapt the book into a TV series. The series premiered on CBC Television as Trickster in 2020.
Awards and nominations
- 2017 Giller Prize shortlist
- 2018 BC Book Prizes - Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize shortlist
- 2018 Ontario Library Association’s Evergreen Award shortlist
- 2018 Sunburst Award shortlist
References
- Wiersema, Robert J. (February 7, 2017). "'As slippery as a trickster tale should be': Eden Robinson's Son of a Trickster begins a promising, humourously [sic] dark trilogy". National Post. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- Rose, Hilary A. (April 30, 2008). "Book Review Son of a Trickster". Journal of Family Theory & Review. 10 (2): 494–500. doi:10.1111/jftr.12270.
- "A lighter tone in Eden Robinson's new novel parallels a positive uptick in the author's life | Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire. January 30, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- Warren, Jennifer (November 7, 2017). "Why it took Eden Robinson eight years to write Son of a Trickster". CBC. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- Lederman, Marsha (October 2, 2018). "The indomitable Eden Robinson discusses writing her new Trickster sequel amid struggle and loss". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- Winston Szeto, "B.C. author Eden Robinson having a productive year despite pandemic disruptions". CBC News British Columbia, September 20, 2020.
- "Meet the Canada Reads 2020 contenders". CBC Books, January 22, 2020.
- Barrera, Jorge (April 7, 2018). "Indigenous filmmaking team to make screen adaptation of Eden Robinson's Son of a Trickster". CBC. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- "Adaptation of Eden Robinson's Trickster series coming to CBC-TV". CBC Books, May 29, 2019.
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