- Indians of North America, Kiowa Indians, Fiction, World War, 1939-1945
This widely acclaimed novel tells the story of a young American Indian struggling to reconcile the traditional ways of his people with the demands of the twentieth century. Abel was raised to heed the voices of the land, the changes of the seasons, and the lessons taught by peyote. But once he returned from a foreign war and became exposed to the temptations of the wider world, Abel became a man lost to himself.
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Earnest, grave, contemplative and prestige.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- N. Scott Momaday
- First published
- 1968
- Pages
- 198
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Perenniel, Borgo Press
- Editions
- 17
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780060804213
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