{"product_id":"prairie-edge-9781517917234","title":"Prairie Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet loose a herd of bison in downtown Edmonton: what could go wrong?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Métis cousins Isidore \"Ezzy\" Desjarlais and Grey Ginther have beef with their world. With the latest racist policy rolling out. With whatever new pipeline plowing through traditional territory. With the way a treaty (aka, the army) forced the Papaschase Cree off their home on the prairie. And, on the other hand, with how Grey's friends think if they all just went back to the Rez or the settlement, life would be so much better--pretty, like an Instagram ad. Then there's the warming planet. And their future, which they seem to be screwing up quite well on their own. Being alive can't be all cribbage, Lucky Lager, and swiping the occasional catalytic converter. \u003cp\u003e One night, the cousins hatch a plan to capture a herd of bison from a nearby national park and release them in downtown Edmonton. They want to be seen, be heard, and to disrupt the settler routines of the city, yet they have no idea what awaits them or the fateful consequences their actions have. Balancing wit and sorrow in a work of satire, social commentary, and whip-smart storytelling, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Edge\u003c\/i\u003e follows Ezzy and Grey's inspired misadventures as their zealous ideas about bringing about real change do indeed elicit change, just in unexpected and sometimes disastrous ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Conor Kerr imagines a web of Métis relationships strained by dislocation, poverty, violence, and cultural drift, but he also laces the ties that bind Ezzy and Grey--and forever bind the Métis to the land--to explore the radical possibility that a couple of inspired miscreants might actually have the power to make a difference. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Conor Kerr is a Métis\/Ukrainian writer living in Edmonton. A member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, he is descended from the Lac Ste. Anne Métis and the Papaschase Cree Nation. His Ukrainian family are settlers in Treaty 4 and 6 territories in Saskatchewan. Kerr grew up in Saskatoon, Edmonton, and other prairie towns and cities. He is author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eAn Explosion of Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOld Gods\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eAvenue of Champions, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was shortlisted for the 2022 Amazon Canada First Novel Award, longlisted for the 2022 Giller Prize, and won the 2022 ReLIT Award. In 2022, he was named one of CBC's Writers to Watch. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610431459602,"sku":"9781517917234","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d34f4bea-8527-47cf-8bdc-d5650c800c6f.jpg?v=1732342234","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/prairie-edge-9781517917234","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}