Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk, Bernard Saladin D'Anglure (Introduction by), Peter Frost (Translator)Series:Contemporary Studies on the North #4Publish date:2014-01-01Pages:248
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Manitoba PressISBN-13:9780887557484ISBN-10:887557481UPC:9780887557484Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Cultural Heritage, IndigenousSize:8.43 x 5.64 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.7297Product ID:SCYRYX318V
Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel
Sanaaq is an intimate story of an Inuit family negotiating the changes brought into their community by the coming of the qallunaat, the white people, in the mid-nineteenth century.
Composed in 48 episodes, it recounts the daily life of Sanaaq, a strong and outspoken young widow, her daughter Qumaq, and their small semi-nomadic community in northern Quebec. Here they live their lives hunting...
Series: Contemporary Studies on the North #4
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Manitoba PressISBN-13:9780887557484ISBN-10:887557481UPC:9780887557484Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Cultural Heritage, IndigenousSize:8.43 x 5.64 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.7297Product ID:SCYRYX318V
Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk (1931-2007) was an educator and author based in the northern Quebec territory of Nunavik. Dedicated to preserving Inuit culture, Nappaaluk authored over twenty books, including Sanaaq, the first Inuit novel ever written.
Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
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