Robinson's Trickster trilogy is the coming-of-age story of Jared, who is coping with family problems, ghosts, magic and supernatural creatures, all while coming to terms with the fact that he is, in fact, related to Trickster. Trickster is a transforming raven, a character who appears in Haisla stories as an example of what not to do, and in Robinson's books, he's the father of the book's protagonist. She bursts into laughter-a laugh she's known for, adding, "His schemes always went hilariously wrong, he's like Wiley Coyote." He was one of those guys that taught you about Nuuyum by breaking all the rules," says Robinson in our interview. "The stories that we tell our children to learn Nuuyum, the Haisla way of doing things. So much so, she made Trickster a reoccurring character in her latest book trilogy. Trickster is a mythological character that appears in the stories of several First Nations, but for Haisla and Heiltsuk writer Eden Robinson, it's a character that's undeniably Haisla.
APA style: Lessons from a Trickster: Eden Robinson on Breaking all the Rules.Lessons from a Trickster: Eden Robinson on Breaking all the Rules." Retrieved from MLA style: "Lessons from a Trickster: Eden Robinson on Breaking all the Rules." The Free Library.
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