{"product_id":"9780060973452","title":"The Ancient Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An intriguing combination of myth, fiction, and storytelling that demonstrates the continuing power and range of Momaday's creative vision....These are magical words. Listen.\" —\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eN. Scott Momaday shapes the ancient Kiowa myth of a boy who turned into a bear into a timeless American classic. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ancient Child\u003c\/em\u003e juxtaposes Indian lore and Wild West legend into a hypnotic, often lyrical contemporary novel. It is the story of Locke Setman, known as Set, a Native American raised far from the reservation by his adoptive father. Set feels a strange aching in his soul and, returning to tribal lands for the funeral of his grandmother, is drawn irresistibly to the fabled bear-boy. When he meets Grey, a beautiful young medicine woman with a visionary gift, his world is turned upside down. Here is a magical saga of one man's tormented search for his identity—a quintessential American novel, and a great one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43439815622717,"sku":"9780060973452","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780060973452_p0.jpg?v=1786194552","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9780060973452","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}