Halfbreed (book)
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| Author | Maria Campbell |
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| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | McClelland and Stewart |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Pages | 184 pages pp. |
| ISBN | 9780771024092 |
Halfbreed (sometimes known as Half-Breed) is a memoir by Maria Campbell, published by McClelland and Stewart in 1973.[1][2] The book details Campbell's life growing up Métis in Saskatchewan.
The memoir has gone though several reprints, re-published most recently in 2019.[3] This latest edition including a previously removed chapter, which detailed Campbell being sexually assaulted by an RCMP officer.[4]
An adaptation of the book by Berkley Brady, the director of the 2022 Canadian horror film Dark Nature, is in the works.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Johnston, Claire (March 1, 2021). "Finding kin and connection through 'Halfbreed'". Briarpatch. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ Lundgren, Jodi (1995). "'Being a Half-Breed': Discourses of Race and Cultural Syncreticity in the Works of Three Metis Women Writers" (PDF). Canadian Literature. 144: 62–77. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2018.
- ^ "Halfbreed by Maria Campbell". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Maria Campbell on the pain and relief of re-releasing Halfbreed with uncut account of RCMP rape". CBC. 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ Bałaga, Marta (2022-07-11). "Berkley Brady Talks Adapting 'Halfbreed,' Debuts First Clip for Thriller 'Dark Nature' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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