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*Split Tooth* is a 2018 novel by Canadian musician Tanya Tagaq. Based in part on her own personal journals, the book tells the story of a young Inuk woman growing up in the Canadian Arctic in the 1970s.
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- Author
- Tanya Tagaq
- First published
- 2018
- Pages
- 200
- Publisher
- And Other Stories, Alto, Leykam International
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English, French, est, Swedish
- ISBN
- 9789916713693
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Tanya Tagaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓐᔭ ᑕᒐᖅ, born Tanya Tagaq Gillis, May 5, 1975), also credited as Tagaq, is a Canadian Inuk throat singer, songwriter, novelist, actor, and visual artist from Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq), Nunavut, Canada, on the south coast of Victoria Island. In May 2018, Tagaq announced her first book, a blend of fiction and memoir titled *Split Tooth,* which was published in September 2018. The book was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize and was shortlisted for the 2019 Amazon.ca First Novel Award.
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