pick50 years after the initial publication, this Canadian classic set in the far north has been newly translated directly from Inuktitut. Patsauq originally translated his own syllabics into English, but that text was then edited to make it more of a children‘s story (which is the flavour I remember of it). This new edition, only about 65 pages long, has a powerful dignity, and it‘s told in shifting perspectives. #Indigenous #Canadian
They wait a couple of days, but the dogs do not come back. So they start walking, with their belongings and the rest of the food on their backs. As they go along, Kamik draws close to Qisik and asks, “How long will it take to reach our land?”
“Twenty days, I think, if we‘re on the right path.”
“And if not?” Kamik asks again.
“Then we won‘t make it home,” replies Qisik.
This world is full of beautiful things, he thinks, but it is a world that leaves you very cold and hungry. Then he also sees the northern lights. He wonders what makes them appear and why right here. The world offers beautiful things to look at even as you are starving to death.
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Hunter with Harpoon | 
