Jonny Appleseed : a novel /

Off the rez and trying to find ways to live and love in the big city, Jonny Appleseed, a young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, becomes a cybersex worker who fetishizes himself in order to make a living. Jonny's world is a series of breakages, appendages, and linkages - and as he goes through the motion...

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Main Author: Whitehead, Joshua (Writer) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver, BC, Canada : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2018]
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Summary:Off the rez and trying to find ways to live and love in the big city, Jonny Appleseed, a young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, becomes a cybersex worker who fetishizes himself in order to make a living. Jonny's world is a series of breakages, appendages, and linkages - and as he goes through the motions of preparing to return home for his step-father's funeral, he learns how to put together the pieces of his life. Jonny Appleseed is a unique, shattering vision of Indigenous life, full of grit, glitter, and dreams.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:223 pages : portrait ; 21 cm
Awards:The Lambda Literary Award: Gay Fiction, 2018
ALTA: Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction, 2019
Governor General's Literary Awards: Fiction Finalist, 2018
Canada Reads Winner, 2021
Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist, 2018
ISBN:9781551527253
1551527251