Talk:Jamake Highwater/Archive 1

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I found no mention in your bio of Jamake Highwater's interesting and seemingly-scholarly book, "Myth and Sexuality" (1990), New American Library, Div. of Penguin Books, Published in Canada. A number of books by Highwater (Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction) are listed inside "Myth..."

69.205.208.143 16:39, 27 August 2007 (UTC)Frank Anastasio, reader & former English teacher.

highwater may have been a fake, but his novel,"the sun, he dies," possesses genuine literary merit. the man DID have some talent....................... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.233.206.70 (talk) 11:40, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Frank, hi. The problem with Highwater is separating out the lies from the scholarship. Having tried to do this with his other books, I wouldn't want to dive back in with that one... Vizjim (talk) 14:58, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Just been reading Highwater's 'Myth and Sexuality' in the British Library. I don't know anything about his life story but it's a thorough and thoughtful work - nothing hoaxy about it. Oli —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.84.248.99 (talk) 18:59, 25 November 2009 (UTC)