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The Way to Rainy Mountain: 50th Anniversary Edition

N. Scott Momaday

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Description:The Way to Rainy Mountain recalls the journey of Tai-me, the sacred Sun Dance doll, and of Tai-me’s people in three unique voices: the legendary, the historical, and the contemporary. It is also the personal journey of N. Scott Momaday, who on a pilgrimage to the grave of his Kiowa grandmother traversed the same route taken by his forebears and in so doing confronted his Kiowa heritage. It is an evocation of three things in particular: a landscape that is incomparable, a time that is gone forever, and the human spirit, which endures. Celebrating fifty years since its 1969 release, this new edition offers a moving new preface and invites a new generation of readers to explore the Kiowa myths, legends, and history with Pulitzer Prize–winning author N. Scott Momaday. ACCLAIM “Written with great dignity, the book has something about it of the timeless, of that long view down which the Kiowa look to their myth-shrouded beginnings.”—New York Times “It is a beautiful book; honest, unique, dignified, and told with a simplicity that approaches the purest poetry. It is a book for all seasons, for all readers.”—Choice “Mr. Momaday retells the Kiowa myths that he learned from his grandmother, speculates on the actual history they may symbolize, and describes, with infectious nostalgia, the Indian life he knew as a child. There are distinctive illustrations by the author’s father, Al Momaday. The whole book is most attractive; beautifully written, full of gentleness and dignity.”—Atlantic Monthly “Momaday explains that the way to Rainy Mountain is the history of an idea, man’s idea of himself. Although the verbal tradition has diminished and lost much detail through time, the myth, legend, and lore are still left. The Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s obvious cherishing of these leftover fragments has inspired him to produce a book to which we should give attention.”—Indian Journal ABOUT THE AUTHOR A member of the Kiowa tribe, N. Scott Momaday was born in Oklahoma but grew up on reservations in the Southwest. Momaday won the Pultizer Prize for Fiction in 1969 for his novel House Made of Dawn.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Way to Rainy Mountain: 50th Anniversary Edition. To get started finding The Way to Rainy Mountain: 50th Anniversary Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Way to Rainy Mountain recalls the journey of Tai-me, the sacred Sun Dance doll, and of Tai-me’s people in three unique voices: the legendary, the historical, and the contemporary. It is also the personal journey of N. Scott Momaday, who on a pilgrimage to the grave of his Kiowa grandmother traversed the same route taken by his forebears and in so doing confronted his Kiowa heritage. It is an evocation of three things in particular: a landscape that is incomparable, a time that is gone forever, and the human spirit, which endures. Celebrating fifty years since its 1969 release, this new edition offers a moving new preface and invites a new generation of readers to explore the Kiowa myths, legends, and history with Pulitzer Prize–winning author N. Scott Momaday. ACCLAIM “Written with great dignity, the book has something about it of the timeless, of that long view down which the Kiowa look to their myth-shrouded beginnings.”—New York Times “It is a beautiful book; honest, unique, dignified, and told with a simplicity that approaches the purest poetry. It is a book for all seasons, for all readers.”—Choice “Mr. Momaday retells the Kiowa myths that he learned from his grandmother, speculates on the actual history they may symbolize, and describes, with infectious nostalgia, the Indian life he knew as a child. There are distinctive illustrations by the author’s father, Al Momaday. The whole book is most attractive; beautifully written, full of gentleness and dignity.”—Atlantic Monthly “Momaday explains that the way to Rainy Mountain is the history of an idea, man’s idea of himself. Although the verbal tradition has diminished and lost much detail through time, the myth, legend, and lore are still left. The Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s obvious cherishing of these leftover fragments has inspired him to produce a book to which we should give attention.”—Indian Journal ABOUT THE AUTHOR A member of the Kiowa tribe, N. Scott Momaday was born in Oklahoma but grew up on reservations in the Southwest. Momaday won the Pultizer Prize for Fiction in 1969 for his novel House Made of Dawn.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Way to Rainy Mountain: 50th Anniversary Edition. To get started finding The Way to Rainy Mountain: 50th Anniversary Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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