Bøger af N. Scott Momaday

The Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece set against the landscape of the American Southwest. 'Superb' New York Times

Spanning nearly fifty years, the poems gathered here illuminate the human condition, Momaday's connection to his Kiowa roots, and his spiritual relationship to the American landscape.The title poem, "The Death of Sitting Bear" is a celebration of heritage and a memorial to the great Kiowa warrior and chief.

Scott Momaday, a beautiful and enchanting new collection of prose poems, at once a celebration of language, imagination, and the human spirit.We imagine and we dream, and we translate our dreams into language.

N. Scott Momaday has had one of the most remarkable careers in twentieth-century American letters. Here, in In the Bear's House, Momaday passionately explores themes of loneliness, sacredness, and aggression through his depiction of Bear, the one animal that has both inspired and haunted him throughout his lifetime.

Recalls the journey of Tai-me, the sacred Sun Dance doll, and of Tai-me's people in three unique voices: the legendary, the historical, and the contemporary. It is also the personal journey of N. Scott Momaday, who on a pilgrimage to the grave of his Kiowa grandmother traversed the same route taken by his forebears, confronting his Kiowa heritage.

Although highly regarded as a writer of fiction, non-fiction, and drama, N. Scott Momaday considers himself primarily a poet. This first book of his poems to be published in over a decade comprises a varied selection of new work along with the best from his four earlier collections of poems.

Tells the story of a young American Indian named Abel, home from a foreign war and caught between two worlds: one his father's, wedding him to the rhythm of the seasons and the harsh beauty of the land, and the other of industrial America, goading him into a compulsive cycle of dissipation and disgust.