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The Ancient Child Reprint edition
N. Scott Momaday
The Ancient Child Reprint edition
N. Scott Momaday
In his first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning House Made of Dawn, N. Scott Momaday shapes the ancient Kiowa myth of a boy who turned into a bear into a timeless American classic. The Ancient Child juxtaposes Indian lore and Wild West legend into a hypnotic, often lyrical contemporary novel--the story of Locke Setman, known as Set, a Native American raised far from the reservation by his adoptive father. Set feels a strange aching in his soul and, returning to tribal lands for the funeral of his grandmother, is drawn irresistibly to the fabled bear-boy. When he meets Grey, a beautiful young medicine woman with a visionary gift, his world is turned upside down. Here is a magical saga of one man's tormented search for his identity--a quintessential American novel, and a great one.
336 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 12, 1990 |
ISBN13 | 9780060973452 |
Publishers | HarperCollins |
Pages | 336 |
Dimensions | 135 × 203 × 22 mm · 270 g |
Language | English |
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