Being in Being
Author | : Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay |
Publisher | : Douglas & McIntyre |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2023-10-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781771623766 |
ISBN-13 | : 1771623764 |
Rating | : 4/5 (764 Downloads) |
Download or read book Being in Being written by Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 2023-10-28 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being in Being contains three masterpieces by legendary Haida mythteller Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay. The shortest recounts the high points of the legend of his family. The longest, Raven Travelling, is the most complex version of the story of the Raven ever recorded on the Northwest Coast. The third is The Qquuna Cycle, the largest and most complex literary work in any Native Canadian language. It is a poem of epic length and one of the true masterpieces of North American literature.