A Story as Sharp as a Knife - Folio Society edition

A Story as Sharp as a Knife

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A Story as Sharp as a Knife - Folio Society edition
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A Story as Sharp as a Knife
Folio Society
Short Stories

A Story as Sharp as a Knife

Robert Bringhurst
Edition year 2015
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Don Yeomans
Weight 2 Kg
Pages 560
Dimensions 10 × 6¼ in

Edition details

A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World by Robert Bringhurst. Introduced by Margaret Atwood. 6 illustrations by Don Yeomans plus integrated colour and black & white images. Printed endpapers and blocked slipcase. Bound in cloth, blocked with a design by Don Yeomans. 560pp. 10x6¼in.

About the book

Robert Bringhurst's A Story as Sharp as a Knife explores the great oral narratives of the Haida people of the Pacific Northwest. The book examines mythology, storytelling and poetic structure while celebrating the extraordinary artistry of traditional Haida narrators. It presents oral literature as a sophisticated literary tradition deserving the same serious attention as written classics.

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  • A Story as Sharp as a Knife
    VGC Printing year: 2015

    In very good overall condition. A few very small dents to the slipcase.

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