The Ancient Child
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The Ancient Child is a novel by N. Scott Momaday that blends Native American mythology with a contemporary coming-of-age story about identity, memory, and transformation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ancient Child canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | N. Scott Momaday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Oklahoma Book Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cultural heritage
ⓘ
identity ⓘ memory ⓘ myth and reality ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| explores |
intergenerational memory
ⓘ
spiritual transformation ⓘ urban and reservation life ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | In the Presence of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Native American literature
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coming-of-age novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
bear transformation
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landscape as character ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 320 pages ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | multiple points of view ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Native American identity
ⓘ
art and creativity ⓘ |
| incorporates |
Bear Boy legend
ⓘ
Kiowa mythology ⓘ Native American mythology ⓘ |
| isPartOf | N. Scott Momaday bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Native American Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Grey
NERFINISHED
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Kope'mah NERFINISHED ⓘ Locke Setman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | blends myth and contemporary realism ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Names NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistEthnicity | Kiowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | painter ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting |
Oklahoma
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Native American literature courses
ⓘ
contemporary American fiction courses ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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