The bear
"In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars....
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bellevue Literary Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last two left. But when the girl suddenly finds herself alone in an unknown landscape, it is a bear that will lead her back home through a vast wilderness, which offers the greatest lessons of all, if she can only learn to listen. A cautionary tale of human fragility, of love and loss, The Bear is a stunning tribute to the beauty of nature's dominion"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 221 pages ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781942658702 1942658702 |
| Author Notes: | Andrew Krivak is an award-winning writer whose books include Mule Boy ; The Bear , a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read selection; and the freestanding novels of the Dardan Trilogy: The Sojourn , a National Book Award finalist and winner of both the Chautauqua Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize; The Signal Flame , a Chautauqua Prize finalist; and Like the Appearance of Horses , a Library Journal "Best Book of the Year" and Indie Next List for Reading Groups selection. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts and Jaffrey, New Hampshire. |
