A Dream In Polar Fog
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A Dream In Polar Fog
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Author : Yuri Rytkheu
language : en
Publisher: Archipelago
Release Date : 2011-08-19
A Dream In Polar Fog written by Yuri Rytkheu and has been published by Archipelago this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-19 with Fiction categories.
Nursed back to health by Arctic aborigines, a Canadian sailor finds his loyalties torn between his new people and the life he left behind—a novel full of “passion, strength, and beauty of a world we . . . have never understood” (Farley Mowat) John MacLennan, a Canadian sailor is left behind by his ship, stranded on the northeastern tip of Siberia. Having had his hands amputated, crippled with little hope of returning home, the Chukchi community decides to adopt this wounded stranger and teaches him to live as a true human being. From thinking of Chukchi as savages, John comes to know his new companions as real people who share the best and worst of human traits with his own kind. He begins to understand ehri community, respects them, and makes an effort to be accepted as one of them. Though crippled, John rises to the Chukchi view of a person. But how much longer will John commit to this newfound perspective when presented with the opportunity to return to his own past and family? Rytkheu’s empathy, humor, and provocative voice guide us across the magnificent landscape of the North and reveal all the complexity and beauty of a vanishing world. A Dream in Polar Fog is at once a cross-cultural journey, an ethnographic chronicle of the people of Chukotka, and a politically and emotionally charged adventure story.
A Dream In Polar Fog
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Author : IUrii Sergeevich Rytkheu
language : en
Publisher: Telegram Books
Release Date : 2008
A Dream In Polar Fog written by IUrii Sergeevich Rytkheu and has been published by Telegram Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Canadians categories.
The story of John MacLennan, a Canadian sailor who in 1910 is left behind by his ship, stranded on the northeastern tip of Siberia and the story of the Chukchi community that adopts this wounded stranger and teaches him to live as a true human being.
When The Whales Leave
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Author : Yuri Rytkheu
language : en
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Release Date : 2019-12-05
When The Whales Leave written by Yuri Rytkheu and has been published by Milkweed Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-05 with Fiction categories.
This fable of an indigenous Arctic people “offers profound considerations about stewardship of and people’s relationships to the natural world” (Publishers Weekly). Nau cannot remember a time when she was not one with the world around her: with the fast breeze, the green grass, the high clouds, and the endless blue sky above the Shingled Spit. But her greatest joy is to visit the sea, where whales gather every morning to gaily spout rainbows. Then one day, she finds a man in the mist where a whale should be: Reu, who has taken human form out of his Great Love for her. Together these first humans become parents to two whales, and then to mankind. Even after Reu dies, Nau continues on, sharing her story of brotherhood between the two species. But as these origins grow distant, the old woman’s tales are subsumed into myth—and her descendants are increasingly bent on parading their dominance over the natural world. Buoyantly translated into English for the first time by Ilona Yazhbin Chavasse, this new entry in the Seedbank series is at once a vibrant retelling of the origin story of the Chukchi, a timely parable about the destructive power of human ego—and another unforgettable work of fiction from Yuri Rytkheu, “arguably the foremost writer to emerge from the minority peoples of Russia’s far north” (New York Review of Books). “We have so little intimate information about these Arctic people, and the writer’s deep emotional attachment to this landscape of ice (today melting away under global warming forces) makes every sentence seem a poetic revelation.” —Annie Proulx
The Chukchi Bible
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Author : Yuri Rytkheu
language : en
Publisher: Archipelago
Release Date : 2011-08-07
The Chukchi Bible written by Yuri Rytkheu and has been published by Archipelago this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-07 with Fiction categories.
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.
The Chukchi Bible
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Author : Yuri Rytkheu
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2011-04-29
The Chukchi Bible written by Yuri Rytkheu and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-29 with Fiction categories.
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.
Big Bones
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Author : Laura Dockrill
language : en
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Release Date : 2018-03-08
Big Bones written by Laura Dockrill and has been published by Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-08 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
The heartwarming new novel from the sparkling Laura Dockrill, introducing Bluebelle, and her moving, hilarious take on food, body image and how we look after ourselves and others. It's a food diary. I have to tell the truth. That's the point. Bluebelle, aka BB, aka Big Bones - is a sixteen-year-old girl encouraged to tackle her weight even though she's perfectly happy, thank you, and getting on with her life and in love with food. Then a tragedy in the family forces BB to find a new relationship with her body and herself. . . Tuck in for best mates, belly laughs, boys and the best Bakewell tart. ----- Love for BIG BONES 'Big Bones is the book I wish I'd had as a teenager and Bluebelle is a friend I wish I had today. Laura has written a beautiful love letter to some of the most important things in life: friends, family and food.' Linsdey Kelk 'Stuffed with lashings of laugh-out-loud loveliness (just wait until you read about Bum Tills...), relatable real-life truths and love in all its complicated, dizzying forms (food-love, friend-love, sisterly-love, boy-love, self-love), this is, quite simply, the best YA book about self-esteem and body image I've ever read' Lovereading
Polar Bears Past Bedtime
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Author : Mary Pope Osborne
language : en
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2010-06-15
Polar Bears Past Bedtime written by Mary Pope Osborne and has been published by Random House Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! It's icicle city…when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to the frozen Arctic. Luckily, a seal hunter on a dogsled lends them warm clothes. Unluckily, they get stuck on cracking ice. Will the giant polar bear save them? Or will Jack and Annie become frozen dinners? Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
Swanfolk
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Author : Kristín Ómarsdóttir
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2022-07-07
Swanfolk written by Kristín Ómarsdóttir and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-07 with Fiction categories.
'Magical and disturbing' Adam Thirlwell An astonishing, mind-bending novel about a woman discovering a community of swan-people from one of Iceland's greatest writers. *SHORTLISTED FOR THE ICELANDIC WOMEN'S LITERATURE PRIZE* In the not-too-distant future, a young spy named Elísabet Eva is about to discover something that will upend her life. Elísabet likes to take long solitary walks near the lake. One day, she sees two creatures emerging from the water, half-human, half-swan. She follows them through tangles of thickets into a strange new reality. Pulled into the monomaniacal, and often violent, quest of the swanfolk, Elísabet finds her own mind increasingly untrustworthy. Soon, she is forced to reckon with the consequences of her involvement with these unusual beings, and a past life she has been trying to evade. 'Ómarsdottir's skills as a poet and playwright are evident' Helen Oyeyemi, New York Review of Books
Never Knowing
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Author : Chevy Stevens
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-12-08
Never Knowing written by Chevy Stevens and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-08 with Fiction categories.
At thirty-four Sara Gallagher is finally happy with her life, but there is one big question that still haunts her - who are her birth parents? Finally ready to hear the truth, Sara discovers that some questions are better left unanswered: her biological father is an infamous serial killer, a wanted man who has been slaying women every summer for over thirty years. And now he knows he has a daughter. Sara soon realises that the only thing worse than finding out your real father is a killer, is him finding out about you...
Sweet Thames
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Author : Matthew Kneale
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2018-07-05
Sweet Thames written by Matthew Kneale and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-05 with Fiction categories.
In the summer of 1849, cholera threatens the city and the people of London. The authorities send millions of gallons of sewage cascading into the Thames - for many Londoners the only source of drinking water. Joshua Jeavons, a young and idealistic engineer, embarks on an obsessive quest to find the cause of the epidemic. As he labours in a fog of incomprehension, his domestic life is troubled by the baffling coldness of his beautiful bride, Isobella. But when she suddenly disappears, his desperate search for her takes him to a netherworld of slum-dwellers, pickpockets and scavengers of subterranean London.