"Compressed . . . lyrical . . . unflinching . . . raw. . . . Harjo is a magician and a master of the English language."--Jonah Raskin, _San Francisco Chronicle_ In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo, one of our leading Native American voices,
Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
โ Scribed by Norman Ollestad
- Publisher
- Blackstone Audio, Inc
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 269 KB
- Edition
- [Unabridged.]
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Ashland, Or., California., California--San Bernardino Mountains., United States.
- ISBN
- 1433290952
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
"Set in Malibu and Mexico in the late 1970s, the book captures the earthy surf culture of Southern California; the boy's conflicted feelings for his magnetic father; and the exhilarating tests of skill in the surf and snow that prepared young Norman to become a fearless surfer and ski champion--which ultimately saved his life."--Publisher's description.
โฆ Subjects
United States
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