Lightning Inside You: And Other Native American Riddles - Couverture souple

Brierley, Louise; Bierhorst, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0688172989 ISBN 13 : 9780688172985

Editeur : William Morrow, 1999

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Threads of seven colors are stretched on the great prairie.

What is it? It runs through the valleys clapping its hands.

"Rainbow" and "butterfly" are the answers to these two Native American riddles, typically drawn from the world of nature.

Long hidden from view, the American Indian riddling tradition is revealed in all its variety in this carefully researched collection -- the first of its kind -- presenting 140 riddles translated from twenty different languages, including Aztec, Comanche, Maya, Onondaga, Pawnee, and Quechua.

Here are examples of courtship riddling, hunter's riddling, dream-guessing, life-or-death riddling, and story riddling. In his introductory essay, editor John Bierhorst shows how such "games" are linked to the life and customs of the people who originated them. He also offers pointers to help non-Indian guessers come up with the right answers.

With sweeping strokes and deft touches of humor, Louise Brierley's illustrations capture the spirit of mystery and inventiveness characteristic of this most unusual, most unexpected of Native American traditions.

Biographie de l'auteur

John Bierhorst, author of many acclaimed works about Native American cultures, lives in West Shokan, New York.Z

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0688172989
• ISBN 13: 9780688172985
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Brierley Louise
• Nombre de pages: 104
• Éditeur: Bierhorst John
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible