A Line of Driftwood: The Ada Blackjack Story by Diane Glancy (English) Paperback

Description: A Line of Driftwood: The Ada Blackjack Story by Diane Glancy Continues Glancys signature poetic investigation of suffering, identity, and Indigenous history, as in her 2020 work, Island of the Innocent: A Consideration of the Book of Job, and her 1998 novel, Pushing the Bear.Glancys status as a mentor and teacher of generations of native writers working today.This is a story of Arctic exploration, of bravery, strength, will, and danger, told from the point of view of a woman and a mother.Published upon the 100th anniversary of the expedition.It is the story of an Indigenous Inuit woman.A meditation on history, memory, writing, and the archive, which includes a creative use of historical materials, including passages and facsimile pages from the real diary.Cover artwork by Anne Kingsbury, who cofounded and directs the Woodland Pattern Book Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Diane Glancy is a poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and professor emeritus at Macalester College. Her works have won the Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry, the Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Center for the Book, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas, a Juniper Prize for Poetry, and an American Book Award. In 2018, Publishers Weekly named her book Pushing the Bear: A Novel of the Trail of Tears one of the ten essential Native American novels. Her 2020 work, Island of the Innocent: A Consideration of the Book of Job continues and deepens a lifelong exploration of the religious and cultural dimensions of identity. Review Praise for A Line of Driftwood"This is not a reconstruction; it is symbiosis as an act of respect and dignity. As Diane Glancy ventriloquizes Ada into a truth of words—written, typed, spoken, thought—she speaks the paradoxical truth of acts of writing as self-witness: I am hurting when I am writing. Isolation becomes revelation. The spiritual driftwood becomes a testament of sacred connection and a claiming back of voice." —John Kinsella"The shifting of ice. Written letters become elk, an orange is a moon, an owl is a blank page, and the stunning survival in this Arctic landscape redefines the question, "What is rescue?" Diane Glancy hears the spirits, the words beneath the words. She knows the language of scars as she honors the life of Ada Blackjack in this visionary telling of the moving world." —Jan Beatty"Building on diaries from a century ago, Diane Glancy weaves poetry and prose to tell the gripping story of an ill-fated expedition to a remote Arctic island. She brings bits of dry historical records to life by interspersing poetry in the voice of a troubled indigenous woman who displayed great resilience founded on her Christian faith. A Line of Driftwood is unforgettable." —A.M. JusterPraise for Diane Glancy"Glancy is a treasure." —American Book Review"A moving testament to the creative act of enduring."—Foreword Reviews, starred review"What bounty to have Glancys great art erupt once more." —Spencer Reece "Is there a tether that pulls [Diane Glancy] back into the historical? Or is it the other way around?" —Peter Mishler, LitHub"Stunning. ...A graphic and compelling mosaic of human tragedy." —Library Journal, starred review"[An] illuminating and challenging chronicle of loss, despair, and regeneration." —Washington Post Book World Promotional Endorsements for previous works have come from Spencer Reece, Diane SeussEndorsements expected from:A Line of Driftwood will be part of Turtle Points JOAN BOOKS series.Author will visit: New York, NY;National and local mediaCo-op availableGalleys (and eGalleys via Edelweiss) available 3-4 months before publication Review Quote Praise for Diane Glancy "Glancy is a treasure." --American Book Review "A moving testament to the creative act of enduring."--Foreword Reviews, starred review "What bounty to have Glancys great art erupt once more." --Spencer Reece "Is there a tether that pulls [Diane Glancy] back into the historical? Or is it the other way around?" --Peter Mishler, LitHub "Stunning. ...A graphic and compelling mosaic of human tragedy." --Library Journal, starred review "[An] illuminating and challenging chronicle of loss, despair, and regeneration." --Washington Post Book World Excerpt from Book Excerpts from A Line of Driftwood: The Ada Blackjack Story I wanted to know Adas thoughts on being literate. On learning penmanship. The meaning of it. Making marks for letters. The discovery that literacy was more than writing. More than meat and potatoes, though there were no potatoes there. They were rotten on arrival at Wrangle Island. I realized Adas developing consciousness of self and identity of difference from others. It is between the sentences she wrote. There was an individualization of Ada Blackjack that she did not yet put into words. But there it is in the crevices. It is in her diary. It is in the calendar-book on which she marked off her days. # I am not alone. I have writing. I have the Polar Lights. They move across the sky as though they were writing. # The men were going to claim Wrangel Island. But the land claimed them. That was their discovery. # The driftwood tells stories of where it came from. It has been with other trees. Now it is on an island by itself. Description for Sales People Continues Glancys signature poetic investigation of suffering, identity, and Indigenous history, as in her 2020 work, Island of the Innocent: A Consideration of the Book of Job, and her 1998 novel, Pushing the Bear. Glancys status as a mentor and teacher of generations of native writers working today. This is a story of Arctic exploration, of bravery, strength, will, and danger, told from the point of view of a woman and a mother. Published upon the 100th anniversary of the expedition. It is the story of an Indigenous Inuit woman. A meditation on history, memory, writing, and the archive, which includes a creative use of historical materials, including passages and facsimile pages from the real diary. Details ISBN1933527218 Publisher Turtle Point Press Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1933527218 ISBN-13 9781933527215 Format Paperback Author Diane Glancy Imprint Turtle Point Press Pages 128 DEWEY 811/.54 Audience General Publication Date 2021-10-14 Place of Publication Chappaqua Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2021-10-14 AU Release Date 2022-01-04 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133263440;

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