The Chukchi Bible

by Yuri Rytkheu

By the celebrated author of A Dream in Polar Fog , a collection of the myths and stories of Yuri Rytkheu's own family that is at once a moving history of the Chukchi people who inhabit the northern shores of the Bering Sea and a beautiful cautionary tale rife with conflict, human drama, and humor. We meet fantastic characters: Nau, the mother of the human race; Rau, her half-whale husband; and Rytkheu's own grandfather, fated to be an intrepid traveler, far-ranging whaler, living ethnographic exhibit, and the last shaman of Uelen. The Chukchi Bible moves through vast Arctic tundra, sea, and sky - and to places deep within ourselves--introducing readers, in vivid prose, to an extraordinary mythology and a resilient people.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0981987311
• ISBN13: 9780981987316
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Archipelago Books
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 7.0"