 First edition book cover | |
| Author | Richard Wagamese |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Douglas & McIntyre |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Novel |
| Pages | 224 |
| Preceded by | Runaway Dreams |
| Followed by | Medicine Walk |
Indian Horse (French: Cheval Indien in North America or Jeu blanc in Europe) is a novel by Canadian writer Richard Wagamese, published by Douglas & McIntyre in 2012.[1] The novel centres on Saul Indian Horse, a First Nations boy who survives the residential school system and becomes a talented ice hockey player, only for his past traumas to resurface in his adulthood.[1][2]
Wagamese's best known work, Indian Horse won the 2013 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature, and was a competing title in the 2013 edition of Canada Reads.[3][4] A film adaptation, Indian Horse, was directed by Stephen Campanelli and premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] As of 2022, it is available for streaming on Netflix.
- ^ a b "Indian Horse is a dark ride". Calgary Herald, February 28, 2012.
- ^ "Indian Horse, by Richard Wagamese". Globe and Mail. February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Richard Wagamese wins Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature". Quill & Quire. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ^ "Newfoundland novel wins Canada Reads". Toronto Star, February 15, 2013.
- ^ "Film adaptation of Richard Wagamese's novel Indian Horse to screen at VIFF 2017". The Georgia Straight, August 23, 2017.