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Language
English
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In this collection comprised of fifteen extraordinary stories--some of which have appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine--Atwood speaks to our times with her characteristic wit and intellect. Of special significance are the seven works revolving around the long-term married couple Tig and Nell. Acting as bookends for the collection, these stories look deeply in the heart of what it means to spend a life together, with the four...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats!
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ancient Night is a twist on two Nahua traditions: the rabbit which the Feathered Serpent placed on the moon, and the Lord Opossum who ruled the earth when humans were first created, who stole fire from the gods to keep them warm."--
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being.
Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
xvi, 400 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and gritty crime by both new and established Indigenous authors that dares to ask the question: "Are you ready to be un-settled?" Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief ranges far and wide and takes many forms; for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai'po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans...
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