Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth

The emotional struggle of an adopted Native woman to acknowledge her birth family. Cast of 2 women and 2 men.

About the author

Drew Hayden Taylor
Hailed by the Montreal Gazette as one of Canada's leading Native dramatists, Drew Hayden Taylor writes for the screen as well as the stage and contributes regularly to North American Native periodicals and national newspapers. His plays have garnered many prestigious awards, and his beguiling and perceptive storytelling style has enthralled audiences in Canada, the United States and Germany. One of his most established bodies of work includes what he calls the Blues Quartet, an ongoing, outrageous and often farcical examination of Native and non-Native stereotypes.

Summary

Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth is the emotional story of a woman’s struggle to acknowledge her birth family. Grace, a Native girl adopted by a White family, is asked by her birth sister to return to the Reserve for their mother’s funeral. Afraid of opening old wounds, Grace must find a place where the culture of her past can feed the truth of her present.

Product details

• Authors: Drew Hayden Taylor
• Publisher: Talonbooks
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.1998
• EAN: 9780889223844
• ISBN: 978-0-88922-384-4
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 213 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 163 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies