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Tomson Highway

b. 1951

1 series 3 books in order

Tomson Highway (born 1951) is an Indigenous Canadian playwright, novelist, children's author and musician. He is best known for his plays The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, both of which won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play and the Floyd S. Chalmers Award. On our catalog he is credited with three plays in the Rez Cycle: The Rez Sisters, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, and Rose. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1951
Known for
Rez Cycle

Series by Tomson Highway

Rez Cycle

3 books in order · 1986–1999

  1. The Rez Sisters

    1986 · Tomson Highway

    The Rez Sisters is a two-act play by Canadian writer Tomson Highway (Cree), first performed on November 26, 1986, by Act IV Theatre Company and…

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  2. Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing

    1989 · Tomson Highway

    Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing is a play by Canadian writer Tomson Highway, who is Cree. It premiered in 1989 at Theatre Passe-Muraille in…

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  3. Rose

    1999 · Tomson Highway

    Rose is a 1999 book by Tomson Highway. It is part of the series Rez Cycle.

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Tomson Highway written?

We list 3 books by Tomson Highway across 1 series, published between 1986–1999 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Tomson Highway's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “The Rez Sisters.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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