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(0)N. Scott Momaday
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"Both a masterpiece about the universal human condition and a masterpiece of Native American literature. . . . A book everyone should read for the joy and emotion of the language it contains." — The Paris Review
A special 50th anniversary edition of the magnificent Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from renowned Kiowa writer and poet N. Scott Momaday, with a new preface by the author
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Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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A singular voice in American letters, Momaday’s love of language and storytelling are on full display in this brilliant new collection comprising one hundred sketches or “dream drawings”&#٬٢٠١٤؛furnishings of the mind—as he calls them. Influenced by his Native American heritage and its oral storytelling traditions, here are prose poems about nature, animals, warriors, and hunters, as well as meditations that explore themes of love, loss,...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"One of the most important and unique voices in American letters, distinguished poet, novelist, artist, teacher, and storyteller N. Scott Momaday was born into the Kiowa tribe and grew up on Indian reservations in the Southwest. The customs and traditions that influenced his upbringing-most notably the Native American oral tradition-are the centerpiece of his work. This luminous collection demonstrates Momaday's mastery and love of language and the...
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Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
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This book about a woman's apprenticeship to a Cree shaman is remarkable not only for the glimpse it provides of an unfamiliar culture, but also for the author's quietly powerful style and the humility with which she opens herself to new and often seemingly alien experieces.
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University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
[1969]
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IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"The Way to Rainy Mountain was first published twenty-five years ago. One should not be surprised, I suppose, that it has remained vital, and immediate, for that is the nature of story. And this is particularly true of the oral tradition, which exists in a dimension of timelessness. I was first told these stories by my father when I was a child. I do not know how long they had existed before I heard them. They seem to proceed from a place of orign...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"In Earth Keeper: Reflections on an American Land, Momaday reflects on his native ground and its influence on his people. "When I think about my life and the lives of my ancestors, I am inevitably led to the conviction that I, and they, belong to the American land. This is a declaration of belonging. And it is an offering to the earth." he writes. Earth Keeper is a story of attachment, rooted in oral tradition. Momaday recalls stories of his childhood...