TITLE: Magic Words from the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit
AUTHOR: Edward Field (trans.)
PUBLISHER: Vanitabooks LLC
ISBN: 978-0983290476
PODCAST EPISODE: None
REVIEWER: Hilary Wilson
Magic Words From the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit by Edward Field is a unique offering from Vanita Books. Beautifully illustrated by Mike Blanc, this slim book brings an ancient indigenous creation story to a modern audience through poetic translation. Vanita Books is dedicated to offering unique educational books that engage young readers with other cultures, and 100 percent of the proceeds of their sales go to the charities, such as the Oak Clinic which helps those living with multiple sclerosis.
Magic Words is nationally renowned poet Edward Field’s translation of an ancient Inuit creation story. Originally recorded by Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen in 1921, this story remained in the Harvard Library untouched until Field translated it into English in 1965.
The mixture of Field’s dynamic translation and Mike Blanc’s stunning illustrations helps the reader immerse themselves within this story of creation. Magic Words depicts a time when humans and animals were all one and the same, learning and growing from one another. Blanc’s illustrations capture this dynamic relationship well, bringing home to the reader the interconnectedness of all things that so characterizes Inuit belief.
This stunning book of poetry does justice to the sacred story. While a slim book, the reverent translation and illustration both help transport the reader into a dream state where the real and imagined mingle.
AUTHOR: Edward Field (trans.)
PUBLISHER: Vanitabooks LLC
ISBN: 978-0983290476
PODCAST EPISODE: None
REVIEWER: Hilary Wilson
Magic Words From the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit by Edward Field is a unique offering from Vanita Books. Beautifully illustrated by Mike Blanc, this slim book brings an ancient indigenous creation story to a modern audience through poetic translation. Vanita Books is dedicated to offering unique educational books that engage young readers with other cultures, and 100 percent of the proceeds of their sales go to the charities, such as the Oak Clinic which helps those living with multiple sclerosis.
Magic Words is nationally renowned poet Edward Field’s translation of an ancient Inuit creation story. Originally recorded by Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen in 1921, this story remained in the Harvard Library untouched until Field translated it into English in 1965.
The mixture of Field’s dynamic translation and Mike Blanc’s stunning illustrations helps the reader immerse themselves within this story of creation. Magic Words depicts a time when humans and animals were all one and the same, learning and growing from one another. Blanc’s illustrations capture this dynamic relationship well, bringing home to the reader the interconnectedness of all things that so characterizes Inuit belief.
This stunning book of poetry does justice to the sacred story. While a slim book, the reverent translation and illustration both help transport the reader into a dream state where the real and imagined mingle.