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Join author Griffin Bjerke-Clarke for the launch of He Who Would Walk the Earth.
Griffin will be joined in conversation with author Dorota Glowacka.
About the book:
Felix walks alone through a decaying world until he is challenged to remember his past and build his future...
Sparse and dreamy, Griffin Bjerke-Clarke’s debut novel explores memory, identity, trauma, and healing through a timeless journey. Métis storytelling methods and elements of horror infuse He Who Would Walk the Earth, an anti-colonial western that powerfully evokes a mood reminiscent of twentieth-century classics like Waiting for Godot. This book unsettles as much as it stokes, dystopian in Felix’s apathy yet optimistic in the way he addresses challenges along his listless way. In the end, Felix must learn from his earnest mistakes as he begins to understand that agency requires collaborating with those around him.
About the author:
Griffin Bjerke-Clarke is a Métis author originally from Oskana (Regina), Saskatchewan, and living in Kjipuktuk (Halifax). From the time he was a small child, Griffin enjoyed making up stories and has always used them to navigate the world; before he could read or write, he would tell his narratives to anyone who would listen. Having grown up distant from his ancestry, Griffin aims to return to his roots, become fluent in Cree and Michif, and return to his community as an educator. Griffin is studying English at the University of King's College.
