Indian Tales
A.A. Wyn (p/b, 1954)Hill & Wang | |
Publication date | 1953 |
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| Media type | hardcover paperback mass market paperback |
Indian Tales is a collection of connected short narratives written and illustrated by Jaime de Angulo, published by
Old Man Coyote, Loon Woman, and various animal tribes who live as the indigenous peoples of California did in pre-European times. The book is an imaginative retelling of many of the folktales and myths collected by de Angulo as an erstwhile anthropologist. The stories are written to be of interest to younger readers, but are also read by adults. The books foreword is by Carl Carmer. The Indian Tales were originally read live on KPFA radio in 1949, and released as a recording.[2] The book has been used as a text in California history classes.[3][4]
De Angulo writes in the foreword,
"When you find yourself searching for some mechanical explanation, if you don't know the answer, invent one. When you pick out some inconsistency or marvelous improbability, satisfy your curiosity like the old Indian folk: 'Well, that's the way they tell that story. I didn't make it up!'"
Reception
Poet Marianne Moore wrote, "I am charmed by the book — text and pictures. It is no effort, of course, to be pleased by the sure touch — stories and animal drawings that are poetry, innate, humor-born, and wise."
Publication history
- North Point Press[5]
- Heinemann (1954) (as Red Indian Tales)[6]
- ISBN 978-0345252753
- ISBN 978-1890771669
References
- ^ "Lewiston Morning Tribune - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Special Programs | Indian tales : Jaime de Angulo". Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ "Indian Lands".
- ^ Publishers Weekly review of North Point Press edition, 1997
- ^ Red Indian tales. William Heinemann. 1954.
- Indian Tales, Jaime de Angulo. Hill & Wang, 1953
