Indian Love Letters (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Marah Ellis Ryan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330960637 ISBN 13 : 9781330960639

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Intimate, lyrical letters from an American Indian perspective that illuminate love, faith, and identity.

In Indian Love Letters, Marah Ellis Ryan presents a vivid collection of letters and diary-like passages told through a Hopi voice. The writing blends romance with cultural reflection, tracing a man’s devotion to his beloved while wrestling with tradition, language, and the pull between two worlds. The desert setting, ceremonies, and the tension between native life and outside influence create a lyrical, contemplative mood that invites readers into a world of beauty and struggle without losing sight of the human heart.

Readers will encounter themes of cultural resilience, the meaning of home, and the cost and care of preserving ancestral ways. The voice moves from tenderness to critique, offering a window into how love, memory, and faith navigate a changing landscape.

• Poetic letters that fuse romance with cultural reflection and desert imagery


• Portraits of Hopi life, ceremony, and the impact of outside influences


• A foregrounded sense of place, memory, and personal identity


• Thoughtful exploration of tradition, modernization, and belonging

Ideal for readers who enjoy historical fiction, lyrical prose, and intimate portraits of culture and love.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330960637
• ISBN 13: 9781330960639
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 136
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