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Now available in paperback! In the tradition of Calvino's Italian Folktales, Greg Sarris, author of the award-winning novel Grand Avenue, turns his attention to his ancestral homeland of Sonoma Mountain in Northern California. In sixteen interconnected original stories, the twin crows Question Woman and Answer Woman take us through a world unlike yet oddly reminiscent of our own one which blooms bright with poppies, lupines, and clover; one in which Water Bug kidnaps an entire creek; in which songs have the power to enchant; in which Rain is a beautiful woman who keeps people's memories in stones. Inspired by traditional Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo creation tales, these stories are timeless in their wisdom and beauty, and because of this timelessness their messages are vital and immediate. The figures in these stories ponder the meaning of leadership, of their place within the landscape and their community. In these stories we find a model for how we can all come home again. At once timeless and contemporary, How a Mountain Was Made is equally at home in modern letters as the ancient story cycle. Sarris infuses his stories with a prose stylist's creativity and inventiveness, moving American Indian literature in an emergent direction.
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"These stories are gems. They are dear and you will only want to read one a day so they will last. While I have always had a sense of my place in nature and Sonoma County, I now look at it all in a different way that involves my heart as well as my eyes. Thank you Greg Sarris for sharing them."
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How a Mountain Was Made Stories Greg Sarris Books Reviews
- These stories are gems. They are dear and you will only want to read one a day so they will last. While I have always had a sense of my place in nature and Sonoma County, I now look at it all in a different way that involves my heart as well as my eyes. Thank you Greg Sarris for sharing them.
- The next time you take a walk in the country,or by a lake, pay attention to what you see.
There are mixtures of people and mixtures of marvelous creatures. These are stories that will warm your heart.
As Greg Sarris takes you into a wonderland of species and their families, you will encounter nature in it's finest picture show.
Along with the stories, you will find many pearls of wisdom to digest. Joan L Smith - I like the way the stories flowed together, even though they were all separate stories they were pulled together
- Did not agree with all the good reviews. Thought I might like the book bc I grew up in the area and have spent lots of time outdoors here. Despite my interest in recognizing many of the places mentioned, I found it a painfully boring read with very little literary value.
- I absolutely loved this book. Easy Reading you will not want to put it down.
- Nice read
- Although the last book I read by this author was "Watermelon Nights,"--a book that, like "Grand Avenue," was a narrative about modern characters (more or less)--this one recounts with great affection and detail the ancient tribal stories of the Miwok-Pomo people whose native homeland was, and remains, in the vicinity of Santa Rosa, California. Sarris peels back the skin of the onion, so to speak, so we might see the how connected his people have always been to the natural world and the lessons it can teach us humans about how to deal with each other and with Nature with proper respect. As the fanciful characters Answer Woman and Question Woman remind us, "[Stories] teach us what is most true about this wondrous Mountain [Sonoma Mountain]. . . . They are like windows that we can look out of and see a part of the real world." And what delightful stories they are! Much like European fables and fairytales often carry crucial life-lessons at their core, it matters little whether Sarris has imagined them or has received them intact from his tribal elders. Especially in this modern age of neo-colonialism in America, when a destructive plundering of the natural world has taken on new urgency and power, his stories remind us that we are all part of the natural web of life that we must protect as though our lives depend upon doing so--because they do. Compelling and charming, and a cautionary tale for all who would agree that there is no "Planet B."
- It's my understanding that the author wrote this book with children in mind, and it does have much to teach them in it's most gentle and memorable manner. I would argue that this book has much to offer readers of all ages. I am a 70 years old and within it's 298 pages, this charming book has, especially in these trying times, reminded me of how connected we all are to others and to all of nature on this planet. How a Mountain was Made drove home my long held theory that while knowledge is a wonderful thing, without the wisdom to use it well, it's value is diminished.
I loved the book, and highly recommend it for all ages. I will read it once again when I turn 80 just to remind me of what I have forgotten about gratitude and living an honorable life. Like Greg Sarris' character, Question Woman I may need a reminder from Answer Woman.
Spoiler alert....on page 142 is truly the very secret of all life. .
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