Description
The Way to Rainy Mountain recalls the journey of Tai-me, the sacred Sun Dance doll, and of Tai-me’s people in three unique voices: the legendary, the historical, and the contemporary. It is also the personal journey of N. Scott Momaday, who on a pilgrimage to the grave of his Kiowa grandmother traversed the same route taken by his forebears and in so doing confronted his Kiowa heritage. It is an evocation of three things in particular: a landscape that is incomparable, a time that is gone forever, and the human spirit, which endures. Celebrating fifty years since its 1969 release, this new edition offers a moving new preface and invites a new generation of readers to explore the Kiowa myths, legends, and history with Pulitzer Prize–winning author N. Scott Momaday.
Pages120
Released2019
LanguageEnglish
PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press
ISBN9780826361226
SellerSimon & Schuster
About the author(s)
N. Scott Momaday (1934–2023) was a writer, poet, storyteller, and illustrator who won the Pulitzer Prize for his first novel, House Made of Dawn. Kiowa by way of Jemez Pueblo, he was the author of the classic Kiowa origin story The Way to Rainy Mountain and several books of poetry, including In the Bear’s House, In the Presence of the Sun, and Again the Far Morning (all from UNM Press).
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