How a Mountain Was Made

Stories

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Native American, Fiction & Literature, Native American & Aboriginal
Cover of the book How a Mountain Was Made by Greg Sarris, Heyday
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Greg Sarris ISBN: 9781597144230
Publisher: Heyday Publication: October 10, 2017
Imprint: Heyday Language: English
Author: Greg Sarris
ISBN: 9781597144230
Publisher: Heyday
Publication: October 10, 2017
Imprint: Heyday
Language: English

In the tradition of Calvino's Italian Folktales, Greg Sarris, author of the award-winning novel Grand Avenue, turns his attention to his ancestral homeland of Sonoma Mountain in Northern California. In sixteen interconnected original stories, the twin crows Question Woman and Answer Woman take us through a world unlike yet oddly reminiscent of our own: one which blooms bright with poppies, lupines, and clover; one in which Waterbug kidnaps an entire creek; in which songs have the power to enchant; in which Rain is a beautiful woman who keeps people's memories in stones. Inspired by traditional Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo creation tales, these stories are timeless in their wisdom and beauty, and because of this timelessness their messages are vital and immediate. The figures in these stories ponder the meaning of leadership, of their place within the landscape and their community. In these stories we find a model for how we can all come home again. At once ancient and contemporary, How a Mountain Was Made is equally at home in modern letters as the ancient story cycle. Sarris infuses his stories with a prose stylist's creativity and inventiveness, moving American Indian literature in a new and emergent direction.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In the tradition of Calvino's Italian Folktales, Greg Sarris, author of the award-winning novel Grand Avenue, turns his attention to his ancestral homeland of Sonoma Mountain in Northern California. In sixteen interconnected original stories, the twin crows Question Woman and Answer Woman take us through a world unlike yet oddly reminiscent of our own: one which blooms bright with poppies, lupines, and clover; one in which Waterbug kidnaps an entire creek; in which songs have the power to enchant; in which Rain is a beautiful woman who keeps people's memories in stones. Inspired by traditional Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo creation tales, these stories are timeless in their wisdom and beauty, and because of this timelessness their messages are vital and immediate. The figures in these stories ponder the meaning of leadership, of their place within the landscape and their community. In these stories we find a model for how we can all come home again. At once ancient and contemporary, How a Mountain Was Made is equally at home in modern letters as the ancient story cycle. Sarris infuses his stories with a prose stylist's creativity and inventiveness, moving American Indian literature in a new and emergent direction.

More books from Heyday

Cover of the book Making Home from War by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book The Bakersfield Sound by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book Alice by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book A Short History of San Francisco by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book Life after Manzanar by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book Where on Earth, 5th Edition by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book Grassroots Philanthropy by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book Foucault in California by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book Gold Rush Stories by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book A Californian’s Guide to the Birds among Us by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book Secrets of the Oak Woodlands by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book All of Us or None by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book The Wildness Within by Greg Sarris
Cover of the book Biddy Mason Speaks Up by Greg Sarris
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy