Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun

"A wonderful read. Wallis''s writing is simple yet rich. . . . The story delivers a message of overcoming hardship, of being true to yourself even when it is the most difficult thing to do." -- West Coast Review of Books With the publication of Two Old Women, Velma Wallis firmly established herself as one of the most important voices in Native American writing. A national bestseller, her empowering fable won numerous awards, was translated into sixteen languages, and went on to international success. Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun follows in this bestselling tradition. Rooted in the ancient legends of Alaska''s Athabaskan Indians, it tells the stories of two adventurers who decide to leave the safety of their respective tribes. Bird Girl is a headstrong young woman who learned early on the skills of a hunter. When told that she must end her forays and take up the traditional role of wife and mother, she defies her family''s expectations and confidently takes off to brave life on her own. Daagoo is a dreamer, curious about the world beyond. Longing to know what happens to the sun in winter, he sets out on a quest to find the legendary "Land of the Sun." Their stories interweave and intersect as they each face the many dangers and challenges of life alone in the wilderness. In the end, both learn that the search for individualism often comes at a high price, but that it is a price well worth paying, for through this quest comes the beginning of true wisdom.

Info autore

Velma Wallis is one in a family of thirteen children, all born in the vast fur-trapping country of Fort Yukon, Alaska, and raised with traditional Athabascan values. A writer and avid reader, she lives in Fairbanks.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Velam Wallis, Velma Wallis, Wallis Velma
• Editore: Harper Perennial USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.09.1997
• EAN: 9780060977283
• ISBN: 978-0-06-097728-3
• Pagine: 224
• Dimensioni: 128 mm x 182 mm x 18 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; HISTORY / Native American, FICTION: Indigenous, LITERATURE: NATIVE AMERICAN, FICTION: Action & Adventure, FICTION: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES: LITERATURE, FICTION: Cultural Heritage, SOCIOLOGY: ETHNIC STUDIES, HISTORY: NATIVE AMERICAN, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Adventure / action fiction, Native American Studies / Literature, Sociology / Ethnic Studies, Literature / Native American