A tender, astonishing, and richly beautiful story cycle about remembering our shared histories and repairing the world.
"Each tale is a testament to never forgetting that the mountains, the sea, the rivers, animals and humans are all one. Osprey and abalone, wind and child, hummingbird and human-all unforgettable." -Susan Straight, author of Mecca
Perched atop Gravity Hill, two crow sisters-Question Woman and Answer Woman-recall stories from dawn to dusk. Question Woman cannot remember a single story except by asking to hear it again, and Answer Woman can tell all the stories but cannot think of them unless she is asked. Together they recount the journeys of the Forgetters, so that we may all remember. Unforgettable characters pass through these pages: a boy who opens the clouds in the sky, a young woman who befriends three enigmatic people who might also be animals, two village leaders who hold a storytelling contest. All are in search of a crucial lesson from the past, one that will help them repair the rifts in their own lives.
Told in the classic style of Southern Pomo and Coast Miwok creation stories, this book vaults from the sacred time before this time to the recent present and even the near future. Heralded as a "a fine storyteller" by Joy Harjo, Greg Sarris offers us these tales in a new genre of his own making. The Forgetters is an astonishment-comforting and startling, inspiring reveries and deepening our love of the world we share.
| ISBN: | 9781597146302 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 2024 |
| Author: | Greg Sarris |
| Publisher: | Heyday |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Genres: |
Indigenous peoples Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs Modern and Contemporary Fiction Magical realism Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world Historical Fiction |
A tender, astonishing, and richly beautiful story cycle about remembering our shared histories and repairing the world.
"Each tale is a testament to never forgetting that the mountains, the sea, the rivers, animals and humans are all one. Osprey and abalone, wind and child, hummingbird and human-all unforgettable." -Susan Straight, author of Mecca
Perched atop Gravity Hill, two crow sisters-Question Woman and Answer Woman-recall stories from dawn to dusk. Question Woman cannot remember a single story except by asking to hear it again, and Answer Woman can tell all the stories but cannot think of them unless she is asked. Together they recount the journeys of the Forgetters, so that we may all remember. Unforgettable characters pass through these pages: a boy who opens the clouds in the sky, a young woman who befriends three enigmatic people who might also be animals, two village leaders who hold a storytelling contest. All are in search of a crucial lesson from the past, one that will help them repair the rifts in their own lives.
Told in the classic style of Southern Pomo and Coast Miwok creation stories, this book vaults from the sacred time before this time to the recent present and even the near future. Heralded as a "a fine storyteller" by Joy Harjo, Greg Sarris offers us these tales in a new genre of his own making. The Forgetters is an astonishment-comforting and startling, inspiring reveries and deepening our love of the world we share.
The Forgetters features in the following genres: Indigenous peoples, Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Magical realism, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Historical Fiction
The Forgetters is available in Paperback
The Forgetters was written by Greg Sarris and published by Heyday
The Forgetters has 248 pages
£13.49