The Stone Collection
The Stone Collection
paperback
Published:
17 December, 2015
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Description
★ [Akiwenzie-Damm's] luminescent prose in this book dances "like jingle dress dancers," and is somehow still compressed to shining perfection - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
In the Anishnaabe language and worldview, stones are alive, infused with life force or spirit. Although many of the stories are about loss, under that surface they are alive, celebrating the beauty and preciousness of life.—Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
In these 14 unique stories, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm takes on complex and dangerous emotions, exploring the gamut of modern Anishinaabe experience. Through unforgettable characters, these stories—about love and lust, suicide and survival, illness and wholeness—illuminate the strange workings of the human heart.
Prizes
Nominated for Sarten's Women Book Award 2016
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781553795490 |
| ISBN10 | 1553795490 |
| Number Of Pages | 150 |
| Item Weight | 226 g |
| Product Dimensions | 139 x 215 x 9 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Portage & Main Press |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
A Story Circle Network Finalist for the Sarton Women’s Book Award for Young Adult Fiction
-- Shortlisted for the Sarten's Women Book Award * Story Circle Network *A dreamblur of raw desire, heartbreak, and heartache. …The Stone Collection is literary and soul perfection.
-- Richard Van Camp, Author, The Lesser Blessed★[Akiwenzie-Damm's] luminescent prose in this book dances "like jingle dress dancers," and is somehow still compressed to shining perfection
* Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *Generous, funny and dark, The Stone Collection doesn’t pull its emotional punches but it leavens its grim truths with bright humour and earthy lust. Akiwenzie-Damm’s writing shape-shifts and mesmerizes in short stories that tell us no matter how hard the journey, love can heal us all.
-- Eden Robinson, Author, Monkey BeachThe Stone Collection is a stunning house of story moving intimately through the harshness and graceful moments of Indigenous lives with humility and beauty. You will come out the other side of this book with a fuller heart.
-- Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Author, Islands of Decolonial LoveAuthor's Bio
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (she/her/hers) is a writer, publisher, activist, and member of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, on the Saugeen Peninsula in Ontario. An Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, Kateri’s publications encompass poetry, fiction, non-fiction, radio plays, television and film, libretti, graphic novels, and spoken word. Her teaching and creative work is firmly decolonial—a practice of cultural resurgence, affirmation, and survivance. Kateri is also the founder, publisher, and art director for Kegedonce Press, for which she was awarded the 2025 Ivy Award to recognize her substantial contributions to Canadian publishing.