A Tale of Monstrous Extravagance

"...a humourous tour through the languages and communities that have shaped the playwright, novelist, and musician as a person." January/February 2015 ~Quill & Quire

"An incomparable storyteller with a knack for exaggeration so deft you'll think he's telling the truth, Highway elaborates on how he added Dene, Inuktitut, Latin, English, French and some Spanish to his lexicon.... Learning new languages later in life is difficult, but let the power of language broaden your world, Highway encourages. Appreciate that multilingualism can hold this stunning country together--and give your children this gift, too." Dianne Meili, Alberta Views, September 2015

"Tomson Highway‘s 2014 Kreisel talk...is a brief life story with a point to make: learn languages. He himself began life with Dene and Cree, picked up some Inuktituk, went on to learn Latin and French at boarding school, then English at highschool in Winnipeg, then more French and some Spanish while living in France with his partner for 13 years. And music. With words that range from professorial ('entailed') to mundane ('butt-freezing'), he sets a lively tone to make his case." [Debra Martens [Full review at https://canadianwritersabroad.com/2018/10/31/tell-us-a-story]