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First Spring Grass Fire
Author(s): Rae Spoon (Author)
- Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
- Publication Date: 8 Nov. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 144 pages
- ISBN-10: 1551524805
- ISBN-13: 9781551524801
Book Description
Rae Spoon has six albums and a Polaris Prize nomination, and they have been published in the anthology Persistence. Now the transgender artist presents a coming-of-age story about growing up queer in a strict Pentecostal family. At first the narrator faithfully attends church with their family. Upon discovering the music that becomes their means of escape, things begin to change. Their father’s schizophrenia causes their parents’ marriage to unravel, leading them to take comfort in their siblings and in the awareness that they are not the person their parents think they are.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“As their father’s schizophrenia tears away at their parents’ marriage, Rae begins to realise that they don’t fit into the gender binary as neatly as they thought they did. Complete with themes of music and religion, First Spring Grass Fire is an honest, hopeful coming-of-age novel.” —The Guardian
About the Author
Rae Spoon: Rae Spoon is a transgender musician/writer/workshop facilitator from Calgary, Canada. Rae has been nominated for a Polaris Prize, toured internationally, and released six solo albums. They were recently published in the Arsenal Pulp Press anthology Persistence and composed the instrumental score for the National Film Board film Dead Man.
