The Chukchi Bible

The Chukchi Bible
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Publisher : Archipelago
Total Pages : 377
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ISBN-10 : 9781935744368
ISBN-13 : 1935744364
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Chukchi Bible by : Yuri Rytkheu

Download or read book The Chukchi Bible written by Yuri Rytkheu and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2011-08-07 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the celebrated author of A Dream in Polar Fog, a collection of the myths and stories of Yuri Rytkheu’s own family that is at once a moving history of the Chukchi people who inhabit the northern shores of the Bering Sea and a beautiful cautionary tale rife with conflict, human drama, and humor. We meet fantastic characters: Nau, the mother of the human race; Rau, her half-whale husband; and Rytkheu’s own grandfather, fated to be an intrepid traveler, far-ranging whaler, living ethnographic exhibit, and the last shaman of Uelen. The Chukchi Bible moves through vast Arctic tundra, sea, and sky – and to places deep within ourselves—introducing readers, in vivid prose, to an extraordinary mythology and a resilient people.


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