The Way to Rainy Mountain / Edition 1

by N. Scott Momaday

Overview

"Beautifully written, full of gentleness and dignity." --The Atlantic

In this enchanting book, Scott Momaday retells myths of his people and describes the Indian way of life he knew as a child. In two dozen passages, he tells of how his people entered the world through a hollow log, shares stories of great events and heroes, and recalls fantastic creatures like a buffalo with horns of steel.

Supplementing these stories with factual notations and personal reminiscences, Momaday has created more than a collection of folklore. The Way to Rainy Mountain is a treasury of images that preserves the Kiowa way of life.

"Written with great dignity, the book has something about it of the timeless, of that long view down which the Kiowa look to their myth-shrouded beginnings." --New York Times

A preeminent practitioner of twentieth century literature, N. Scott Momaday is perhaps best known for having blazed a trail for contemporary Native American writers. A Pulitzer Prize winner and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Momaday in many respects is a class unto himself.

Momaday is Regents Professor of English at the University of Arizona. A popular speaker, he narrated the PBS series The West.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900826304369
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	09/01/1976
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	98
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

N. Scott Momaday won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969 for his novel House Made of Dawn. Several of his books are available from UNM Press, including The Way to Rainy Mountain. He lives in Santa Fe.

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Prologue	3
	Introduction	5
	The Setting Out	15
	The Going On	43
	The Closing In	65
	Epilogue	85

Editorial Reviews

"Beautifully written, full of gentleness and dignity." —The Atlantic"Written with great dignity, the book has something about it of the timeless, of that long view down which the Kiowa look to their myth-shrouded beginnings." —New York Times

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