{"product_id":"hunter-with-harpoon","title":"Hunter with Harpoon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eMarkoosie Patsauq's novel \"Harpoon of the Hunter\" was published fifty years ago and established the genre of Indigenous fiction in Canada. This new English translation by Valerie Henitiuk and Marc-Antoine Mahieu offers a more accurate translation of the original Inuktitut text, providing a fresh and contextualized interpretation of a cultural milestone. The novel depicts a life in the Canadian Arctic reliant on cooperation and vigilance, and is a sophisticated coming-of-age tale illustrating a way of life that has survived in the memory of the Inuit themselves. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 104 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 18 November 2020\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: McGill-Queen's University Press\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished fifty years ago under the title \"Harpoon of the Hunter,\" Markoosie Patsauq's novel played a pivotal role in establishing the genre of Indigenous fiction in Canada. This captivating new English translation unveils the captivating story of Kamik, a young hero embarking on a perilous quest to hunt down a wounded polar bear. Within this astonishing tale of a people resiliently striving for survival in a harsh Arctic environment, Patsauq paints a vivid portrayal of life in the Canadian Arctic as one that hinges upon cooperation and unwavering vigilance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a remarkable collaboration with the author, Valerie Henitiuk, and Marc-Antoine Mahieu, the original Inuktitut text has been carefully revisited to offer English readers a more faithful translation. This edition features a preface by Patsauq and an insightful afterword by the translators, providing a fresh and contextualized interpretation of a cultural milestone. Whether readers are revisiting this classic or encountering it for the first time, \"Hunter with Harpoon\" emerges as a sophisticated coming-of-age tale that vividly showcases a way of life that has endured in the memories of the Inuit themselves, rather than how it was perceived by southerners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 150g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 152 x 202 x 12 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780228004028\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Markoosie Patsauq","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44099668214010,"sku":"9780228004028","price":15.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/c05b112ebadec14c18792a793deebb2d.jpg?v=1621184486","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/hunter-with-harpoon","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}