Overview
Then, one day, she finds a man in the mist where a whale should be: Reu, who has taken human form out of his Great Love for her. Together these first humans become parents to two whales, and then to mankind. Even after Reu dies, Nau continues on, sharing her story of brotherhood between the two species. But as these origins grow more distant, the old womanās tales are subsumed into mythāand her descendants turn increasingly bent on parading their dominance over the natural world.
Buoyantly translated into English for the first time by Ilona Yazhbin Chavasse, this new entry in the Seedbank series is at once a vibrant retelling of the origin story of the Chukchi, a timely parable about the destructive power of human egoāand another unforgettable work of fiction from Yuri Rytkheu, āarguably the foremost writer to emerge from the minority peoples of Russiaās far northā (New York Review of Books).
This book title, When the Whales Leave, ISBN: 9781571311313, by Rytkheu Yuri, Chavasse Ilona Yazhbin, published by Milkweed Editions (January 14, 2020) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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