The Back of the Turtle

Thomas King is a Canadian-American author of Cherokee and Greek descent, widely considered one of the most important Indigenous writers in North America. He won the Governor General's Literary Award for English-language fiction in 2014 for The Back of the Turtle, a novel about a scientist who returns to his ancestral homeland to atone for his role in an environmental catastrophe. King is known for his ability to blend dark humour, satire, and serious political commentary in his fiction. Read more →