Fiction
Der Walfänger / The Whale Catcher
by Antje Babendererde
Description
The conflictual revival of the traditional whale catching is the setting of a captivating relationship between a Makah Indian and an American ecologist.
After eighty years of interruption, the Makah Indians are for the first time allowed to catch whales in a traditional way again. In the reservation, the biologist Irina fights beside ecologists against the revival of what they consider a cruel tradition. For the Indians, this is an opportunity of spiritual renewal and of preservation of their identity. In a tense atmosphere of violent protests and murder threats, Irina meets her ex-husband Micah, who is one of the chosen hunters. Meanwhile, in New York, her boyfriend Robert still waits for an answer to his wedding proposal ...
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Author Biography
Antje Babendererde was born in 1963. Drawing her inspiration from frequent stays among the Lacota, Cheyenne, Navajo, Cree and Makah, she is the author of several successful novels for adults and children taking place in Indian reservations. Antje Babendererde lives with her family in Thuringia (in the centre of Germany).
Merlin Verlag - Andreas Meyer Verlags GmbH & Co. KG
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- Publisher Merlin Verlag
- Orginal LanguageGerman
- ISBN/Identifier 9783875362688
- Publication Country or regionGermany
- FormatPaperback
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
