Halfbreed (book) explained
| Halfbreed |
| Author: | Maria Campbell |
| Country: | Canada |
| Genre: | Memoir |
| Publisher: | McClelland and Stewart |
| Pub Date: | 1973 |
| 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]
Notes and References
- Johnston . Claire . March 1, 2021 . Finding kin and connection through 'Halfbreed' . . July 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220223182208/https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/finding-kin-and-connection-through-halfbreed . February 23, 2022 . live.
- Lundgren . Jodi . 1995 . 'Being a Half-Breed': Discourses of Race and Cultural Syncreticity in the Works of Three Metis Women Writers . . 144 . 62–77 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181223023305/https://canlit.ca/canlitmedia/canlit.ca/pdfs/articles/canlit144-Being(Lundgren).pdf . December 23, 2018 . live.
- Web site: Halfbreed by Maria Campbell . 2022-06-10 . Penguin Random House Canada . English.
- Web site: 2019-11-29. Maria Campbell on the pain and relief of re-releasing Halfbreed with uncut account of RCMP rape . 2022-06-10. CBC.
- Web site: Bałaga . Marta . 2022-07-11 . Berkley Brady Talks Adapting 'Halfbreed,' Debuts First Clip for Thriller 'Dark Nature' (EXCLUSIVE) . 2023-01-24 . . en-US.
