Playing Dead : A Contemplation Concerning the Arctic

Playing Dead#58; A Contemplation Concerning the Arctic#44; by two#45;time Governor General's Award#45;winner Rudy Wiebe#44; is the first book in NeWest's Landmark Editions Series#46; First released in 1989#44; this collection won the Alberta Culture Non#45; Fiction Award#46;These essays take a critical look at the history#44; mystery#44; and spirituality of a region that Wiebe would have us see as a vital aspect of our Canadianism#44; one we ignore at the peril of our nationhood#46;