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Margaret Craven (1901–1980)

Autor/a de I Heard the Owl Call My Name

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Data de naixement
1901-03-13
Data de defunció
1980-07-19
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Helena, Montana, USA
Lloc de defunció
Sacramento, California, USA
Llocs de residència
Helena, Montana, USA (birth)
Sacramento, California, USA
Bellingham, Washington, USA
Educació
Stanford University
Professions
journalist
novelist
autobiographer
short story writer
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Margaret Craven was born in Helena, Montana, and grew up in Bellingham, Washington. In 1924, she graduated with distinction from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California and moved to San Jose, where she took a job as secretary to the managing editor of the San Jose Mercury Herald. She soon began writing editorials, first under the editor’s name, then under her own. Later she moved to San Francisco, where she met Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein. She wrote short stories that were published in the Saturday Evening Post for about 20 years, beginning in 1941. She learned about the natives of the Pacific Northwest coast first from her brother Wilson, who had visited there, and then from reading published accounts. In 1962, she made a visit to Kingcome and other ancient Kwakiutl villages in British Columbia, which provided the material for her first novel, I Heard the Owl Call My Name (1967). It became a bestseller after being published in the USA in 1973. The same year, it was adapted as a CBS television movie. She went on to publish a second novel, Walk Gently This Good Earth (1977); an autobiography, Again Calls the Owl (1980); and a collection of short stories, The Home Front (1981).

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Cayman 2024 - #4 - This was one of the random completely unknown books on my vast library shelves that i just grabbed and put in the box to read on our Caribbean vacation. Not even sure what prompted me to acquire it or when. But it was a very genuine, heartfelt story (one i just learned had actually been made into a movie!) of a preacher sent to take over an island parish in upper British Columbia of Indian villages....a seemingly impossible task for a slightly naive and lonely white man. But the captivating descriptions of life in these villages and on the water....and the spiritual traditions and cultural conflicts he grapples with as he tries to make a difference was unbelievably sweet to me.....sparse in a very good way......and startling at the end, which is always a plus. Very glad i brought it! Now to find the movie!… (més)
 
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jeffome | Hi ha 39 ressenyes més | Jan 27, 2024 |
This novella starts by giving you what the ending will be - so it's not a spoiler here...the young priest has a short time to live, but he's given charge of a indigenous village's church teachings. Unlike so many other non-fiction tales, this one has a high level of respect and love from nearly any of the representatives of the church, if not from all the white men the tribe deals with. It's a subdued, but enjoyable book that leads to quiet contemplation of life and meaning.
 
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Sean191 | Hi ha 39 ressenyes més | Oct 30, 2023 |
I liked this book. After living in an Alaskan village for a couple of years before reading this book, it gave me a lot of insight to young adults of our village. It also made me sad, realizing how lost native cultures have become.
 
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Luzader | Hi ha 39 ressenyes més | Oct 25, 2023 |
I read this one so long ago that I don't recall any details.
 
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mykl-s | Hi ha 39 ressenyes més | Aug 12, 2023 |

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