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Ravensong: A Novel

By Lee Maracle

Ravensong: A Novel

By Lee Maracle

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Set along the Pacific Northwest Coast of the early 19 jos, Ravensong unfolds in an urban Native community devastated by a flu epidemic. Stacey, seventeen and at the brink of adulthood, balances her family s traditional ways against white society s intrusive new values, knowing that her future lies in both worlds. Her sister Celia imparts visions from the past while Raven admonishes that further catastrophe will occur before reconciliation among all peoples. In this passionate novel about a young woman s search for answers to difficult questions, Lee Maracle speaks unflinchingly of the gulf between two cultures a gulf that Raven knows must be bridged. By turns damning, inspirational and prophetic, Ravensong is a moving drama that sparkles with humour in the midst of tragedy. lee maracle is a gifted orator and an acclaimed writer and poet. One of the foremost First Nations writers in North America, she brings to all her work a profound knowledge of contemporary society and her own cultural heritage.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
208
Release Date:
1993-08-26
Publication Date:
1993-08-26
Publisher:
Press Gang Publishers,Canada
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0889740445
Weight:
340 g
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