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In Fond Remembrance of Me : A Memoir of Myth and Uncommon Friendship in the Arctic
In Fond Remembrance of Me A Memoir of Myth and Uncommon Friendship in the Arctic
Author: Howard Norman
Howard Norman spent the fall of 1977 in Churchill, Manitoba, translating into English two dozen "Noah stories" told to him by an Inuit elder. The folktales reveal what happened when the biblical Noah sailed his Ark into Hudson Bay in search of woolly mammoths and lost his way. By turns startling, tragic, and comical, these inimitable narratives ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312425227
ISBN-10: 0312425228
Publication Date: 1/24/2006
Pages: 176
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2.8 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This was an interesting look at an Inuit culture and their retelling of the Noah story set in the Arctic. I liked how Norman reflected on his conversations with Helen and her maintaining a sense of dignity in spite of adversity.


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