Neither Wolf Nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder - Softcover

Nerburn, Kent

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577312333 ISBN 13: 9781577312338

Publisher: New World Library, 2002

Synopsis

1996 Minnesota Book Award winner -- A Native American book

The heart of the Native American experience: In this 1996 Minnesota Book Award winner, Kent Nerburn draws the reader deep into the world of an Indian elder known only as Dan. It's a world of Indian towns, white roadside cafes, and abandoned roads that swirl with the memories of the Ghost Dance and Sitting Bull. Readers meet vivid characters like Jumbo, a 400-pound mechanic, and Annie, an 80-year-old Lakota woman living in a log cabin. Threading through the book is the story of two men struggling to find a common voice. Neither Wolf nor Dog takes readers to the heart of the Native American experience. As the story unfolds, Dan speaks eloquently on the difference between land and property, the power of silence, and the selling of sacred ceremonies. This edition features a new introduction by the author, Kent Nerburn.

"This is a sobering, humbling, cleansing, loving book, one that every American should read." -- Yoga Journal

If you enjoyed Empire of the Summer Moon, Heart Berries, or You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, you'll love owning and reading Neither Wolf nor Dog by Kent Nerburn.

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Review:

"A rare invocation of pure spirit. I loved it like an old song. If timeless reading pleasure and new discoveries are your thing, get this book" (Andrew O'Hagan)

"Neither Wolf Nor Dog is a book of revelation . . . a true-life fable and a provocative call" (Robert Plant)

From the Author:

"Jack Kerouac meets Black Elk Speaks"
This is not an ordinary book. I will say, simply, that no book will get a non-Indian reader closer to the heart of the Native American experience. I was lucky to get this book, and I feel that it is a gift that I am fortunate to pass along. To my native friends: Trust me. See if my words speak the truth. To my non-Indian friends: Take this journey and see if your eyes and hearts are not opened in a way that is beyond your imagining. This is not some Lynn Andrews foolishness, or some silly fantasy Australian walkabout. This is a real truth -- at once harsh, beautiful, profound, and necessary -- about the lives and spirits of those to whom this land was originally given. You will not look at America in the same way ever again. That is my promise.

About this edition

• Publisher: New World Library
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1577312333
• ISBN 13: 9781577312338
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304