Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun - An Athabaskan Legend from Alaska - Wallis, Velma
an Athabaskan Indian legend from Alaska
KORTE INHOUD
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 the Western State Book Award in 1993 and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award in 1994. Translated into 16 languages, it went on to international success, quickly reaching bestseller status in Germany. To date, more than 350,000 copies have been sold worldwide. 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 ...
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1997, paperback, name and tekst on first page, good copy [Auteur: Wallis, Velma] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Perennial] [Jaar: 1997] [Titel: Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun - An Athabaskan Legend from Alaska]
