{"product_id":"in-the-bears-house-9780826348401","title":"In the Bear's House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Let me say at the outset that this book is not about Bear (he would be spoken of in the singular and masculine, capitalized and without an article), or it is only incidentally about him. I am less interested in defining the being of Bear than in trying to understand something about the spirit of wilderness, of which Bear is a very particular expression. . . . Bear is a template of the wilderness.\"--from the Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Since receiving the Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his novel \u003cem\u003eHouse Made of Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e, N. Scott Momaday has had one of the most remarkable careers in twentieth-century American letters. Here, in \u003cem\u003eIn the Bear's House\u003c\/em\u003e, Momaday passionately explores themes of loneliness, sacredness, and aggression through his depiction of Bear, the one animal that has both inspired and haunted him throughout his lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With transcendent dignity and gentleness, \u003cem\u003eIn the Bear's House\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates Momaday's extraordinary creative vision and his evolution as one of our most gifted artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eN. Scott Momaday \u003c\/b\u003e(1934-2023)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas a writer, poet, storyteller, and illustrator who won the Pulitzer Prize for his first novel, \u003ci\u003eHouse Made of Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e. Kiowa by way of Jemez Pueblo, he was the author of the classic Kiowa origin story \u003ci\u003eThe Way to Rainy Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e and several books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eIn the Bear's House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Presence of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgain the Far Morning\u003c\/i\u003e (all from UNM Press).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735646470418,"sku":"9780826348401","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_994121ee-fe97-4890-adfd-78517b04d304.jpg?v=1763540122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-bears-house-9780826348401","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}