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In fond remembrance of me
By Norman, Howard A.
- ISBN
- 978-0-86547-680-6
- Publisher
- New York : North Point Press, 2005.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2005
In 1977, Norman (The Bird Artist ) made arrangements to spend the fall in Churchill, Manitoba; his intention was to translate the "Noah stories" as told to him by Mark Nuquac, an Inuit elder. To his surprise and chagrin, Nuquac also agreed to tell the stories simultaneously to Helen Tanizaki, an Anglo-Japanese translator. This memoir captures the pair's unlikely friendship and Nuquac's variations on the Noah narratives, in w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
