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Ordinary Wolves

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ISBN-10: 1571310479

ISBN-13: 9781571310477

Edition: N/A

Authors: Seth Kantner

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In the tradition of Jack London, Seth Kantner presents an Alaska far removed from majestic clichis of exotic travelogues and picture postcards. Kantner's vivid and poetic prose lets readers experience Cutuk Hawcly's life on the Alaskan plains through the character's own words -- feeling the pliers pinch of cold and hunkering in an igloo in blinding blizzards. Always in Cutuk's mind are his father Ab; the legendary hunter Enuk Wolfglove, and the wolves -- all living out lives on the unforgiving tundra. Jeered and pummeled by native children because he is white, Cutuk becomes a marginal participant in village life, caught between cultures. After an accident for which he is responsible, he…    
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Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Publication date: 5/17/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Seth Kantner is the author of Ordinary Wolves and Shopping for Porcupine. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Outside, and Orion, among others. He lives in Kotzebue, Alaska.