{"product_id":"ancient-child-paperback","title":"Ancient Child - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eN. Scott Momaday\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An intriguing combination of myth, fiction, and storytelling that demonstrates the continuing power and range of Momaday's creative vision....These are magical words. Listen.\" --\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eN. Scott Momaday shapes the ancient Kiowa myth of a boy who turned into a bear into a timeless American classic. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ancient Child\u003c\/em\u003e juxtaposes Indian lore and Wild West legend into a hypnotic, often lyrical contemporary novel. It is the story of Locke Setman, known as Set, a Native American raised far from the reservation by his adoptive father. Set feels a strange aching in his soul and, returning to tribal lands for the funeral of his grandmother, is drawn irresistibly to the fabled bear-boy. When he meets Grey, a beautiful young medicine woman with a visionary gift, his world is turned upside down. Here is a magical saga of one man's tormented search for his identity--a quintessential American novel, and a great one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003cem\u003eHouse Made of Dawn, \u003c\/em\u003e N. Scott Momaday shapes the ancient Kiowa myth of a boy who turned into a bear into a timeless American classic. \u003cem\u003eThe Ancient Child\u003c\/em\u003e juxtaposes Indian lore and Wild West legend into a hypnotic, often lyrical contemporary novel--the story of Locke Setman, known as Set, a Native American raised far from the reservation by his adoptive father. Set feels a strange aching in his soul and, returning to tribal lands for the funeral of his grandmother, is drawn irresistibly to the fabled bear-boy. When he meets Grey, a beautiful young medicine woman with a visionary gift, his world is turned upside down. Here is a magical saga of one man's tormented search for his identity--a quintessential American novel, and a great one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42093020807303,"sku":"9780060973452","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/676521a5c051d621f8a2f2a3632cd8e2.webp?v=1732306643","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ancient-child-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}