Larry Gibbons spent ten years on a Mi\u2019kmaw reserve\u2014held there by his love for a woman, not by any typical white role such as priest or social worker or teacher. Stirred by the tenderness, tenacity, and flexibility of Mi\u2019kmaw extended family, and challenged by a native spirituality so different from his own upbringing, Gibbons found his voice as a writer. Out of that he created the remarkable stories in White Eyes.
\nIn a writing style that is casual but rigorous, Gibbons\u2019 voice\u2014always passionate, often confused, frequently marvelously comedic\u2014offers a unique bridge between white and native culture, even as he entertains with a sharp, self-deprecating eye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Larry Gibbons spent ten years on a Mi’kmaw reserve-held there by his love for a woman, not by any typical white role such as priest or social worker or teacher. Stirred by the tenderness, tenacity, and flexibility of Mi’kmaw extended family, and challenged by a native spirituality so different from his own upbringing, Gibbons found his voice as a writer. Out of that he created the remarkable stories in White Eyes. In a writing style that is casual but rigorous, Gibbons’ voice-always passionate, often confused, frequently marvelously comedic-offers a unique bridge between white and native culture, even as he entertains with a sharp, self-deprecating eye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":53704,"template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[12776],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-64063","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"product_language-eng-fr","6":"product_subjects-short-stories-fr","7":"product_subjects-fiction-fr","8":"product_reading_range-21-fr","9":"product_reading_range-16-fr","10":"product_reading_range-17-fr","11":"product_reading_range-18-fr","12":"product_reading_range-19-fr","13":"product_reading_range-20-fr","14":"product_interest_range-21-fr","15":"product_interest_range-16-fr","16":"product_interest_range-17-fr","17":"product_interest_range-18-fr","18":"product_interest_range-19-fr","19":"product_interest_range-20-fr","20":"product_grade_range-tenth-grade-fr","21":"product_grade_range-eleventh-grade-fr","22":"product_grade_range-twelfth-grade-fr","23":"product_curriculumsubject-english-curriculum-subjects-fr","24":"product_edi_priority_areas-races-et-ethnies","25":"product_edi_priority_areas-situation-socioeconomique","26":"biblio_share_tag-fiction-short-stories-fr","27":"product_cat-abc-fr-2","28":"product_shipping_class-abc-test-fr","29":"entry","31":"first","32":"instock","33":"taxable","34":"shipping-taxable","35":"purchasable","36":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n