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| Author | Eden Robinson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jennifer Lum (first edition) |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Trickster trilogy |
| Genre | |
| Set in | Kitimat |
| Published | February 7, 2017 (Knopf Canada) |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Pages | 336 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0345810783 |
| Followed by | Trickster Drift |
Son of a Trickster is a 2017 coming of age novel [1] by Indigenous Canadian author Eden Robinson. The first novel in The Trickster trilogy, it follows 16-year-old Jared, who wades through the complications of a broken family, social pressure, drugs, alcohol, and poverty. [2] The novel interweaves the Indigenous myth from Haisla/Heiltsuk oral storytelling, as Jared discovers the Haisla trickster, Wee'jit. [3] The story is set in Kitimat, British Columbia.
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It took Robinson eight years to write, [4] and is followed by the 2018 novel, Trickster Drift. [5] The third and final novel, titled Return of the Trickster, was published in 2021. [6]
