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list price: $18.95
edition:Paperback
category: Fiction
published: Feb 1996
ISBN:9781550544817
publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

The Raven Steals the Light

Drawings by Bill Reid

by Bill Reid & Robert Bringhurst, preface by Claude Lévi-Strauss

tagged: native american studies, fairy tales, folk tales, legends & mythology
Description

An elegant reissue of a timeless collection of Haida myths, with a new preface by Claude Levi-Strauss.

 

Ten masterful, complex drawings by Bill Reid are accompanied by ten episodes from Haida mythology told by Bill Reid and Robert Bringhurst. The result brings Haida art and mythology alive as never before in an English-speaking world. The collection includes, says Reid, "a good selection of bestiality, adultery, violence, thievery and assault, for those who like that sort of thing."

About the Authors
Bill Reid, one of the finest artists to work in the Native American tradition, has numerous books documenting and revering his visual art. He is also the author of Solitary Raven, Out of the Silence and, with Bill Holm, Indian Art of the Northwest Coast: A Dialogue on Craftsmanship and Aesthetics.

Robert Bringhurst, winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence and former Guggenheim Fellow in poetry, trained initially in the sciences at MIT but has made his career in the humanities. He is also an officer of the Order of Canada and the recipient of two honourary doctorates. He lives on Quadra Island, BC.

Robert Bringhurst, winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence and former Guggenheim Fellow in poetry, trained initially in the sciences at MIT but has made his career in the humanities. He is also an officer of the Order of Canada and the recipient of two honourary doctorates. He lives on Quadra Island, BC.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9
Grade:
4

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