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Set travels back to his people’s territory for his grandmother’s funeral. There he encounters the mythic bear‑boy, whose tale captures his imagination, and meets a young medicine woman whose presence profoundly alters his worldview. The story weaves personal loss, ancestral memory, and the spiritual mythos of the Pueblo people into a narrative of transformation and cultural reconnection.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: N. Scott Momaday
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