An edition of Ceremony (1977)

Ceremonie

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An edition of Ceremony (1977)

Ceremonie

  • 4.40 ·
  • 5 Ratings
  • 136 Want to read
  • 6 Currently reading
  • 9 Have read

"This story, set on an Indian reservation just after World War II, concerns the return home of a war-weary Navaho young man. Tayo, a young Native American, has been a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and the horrors of captivity have almost eroded his will to survive. His return to the Laguna Pueblo reservation only increases his feeling of estrangement and alienation. While other returning soldiers find easy refuge in alcohol and senseless violence, Tayo searches for another kind of comfort and resolution. Tayo's quest leads him back to the Indian past and its traditions, to beliefs about witchcraft and evil, and to the ancient stories of his people. The search itself becomes a ritual, a curative ceremny that defeats the most virulent of afflictions-despair. "Demanding but confident and beautifully written" (Boston Globe), this is the story of a young Native American returning to his reservation after surviving the horrors of captivity as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II. Drawn to his Indian past and its traditions, his search for comfort and resolution becomes a ritual--a curative ceremony that defeats his despair."--From source other than the Library of Congress

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Publisher
Albin Michel
Language
French
Pages
280

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Ceremony : (Penguin Orange Collection)
Ceremony : (Penguin Orange Collection)
2016, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: Ceremony
Ceremony
2006, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Ceremonie
Ceremonie
January 1, 2000, Albin Michel
Paperback in French
Cover of: Ceremony
Ceremony
1986, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Ceremony
Ceremony
1977, Viking Press
in English

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The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
280
Dimensions
8.7 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
Weight
13.8 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL12461861M
ISBN 10
222606124X
ISBN 13
9782226061249

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First Sentence

"Tayo didn't sleep well that night."

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