A Story as Sharp as a Knife Bringhurst - Short Stories - Folio Society 2015 VGC

A Story as Sharp as a Knife Bringhurst - Short Stories - Folio Society 2015 VGC

£84.99
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A Story as Sharp as a Knife Bringhurst - Short Stories - Folio Society 2015 VGC
Folio Society
Short Stories

A Story as Sharp as a Knife

Robert Bringhurst

£84.99
Edition year 2015
Printing year 2015
First edition Yes
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Don Yeomans
Weight 2 Kg
Pages 560
Dimensions 10 × 6¼ in
Condition Very Good
Condition notes In very good overall condition. A few very small dents to the slipcase.

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.

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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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