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Bezig met laden... A Country of Strangers (1966)door Conrad Richter
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. "Sometimes the clouds thinned a little, not much, barely enough to make out strange forms behind them. One was a house of pink stones, all the same shape and size, a house far bigger than her own Indian bark cabin". A Country of Strangers by Conrad Richter This book is about a native american girl named Stone Girl and is also the companion piece to "The Light in the forest". Although it is young adult, anyone with an interest in Native American History can enjoy this. I really enjoyed Stone girl's story and while I will not leave any spoilers about it, I will drop one little nugget. Spoiler: True Son does indeed make an appearance in this story and it is unexpected and very gratifying when he does. Light in the forest is up there as one of my all time favorites and for years I was unaware that this book existed. It is a lovely read and I'd recommend it. Country of Strangers is a companion book, of sorts, to the better known "The Light in the Forest". As in that other work by author Conrad Richter, "A Country of Strangers" is set in early America, when Pennsylvania was still the wild frontier. Stone Girl is taken from her home, her tribe, to be returned to the white family from which she was taken many years before. The author did his research, and it shows, in how the different people of the time are portrayed. One can have sympathy for those on both sides, but also feel anger at man's inhumanity to man due to racial differences. Never preachy, this story draws us into Stone Girl's dilemmas, and helps us to realize that relationships are not always full of sweetness and compassion, but are complicated things. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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A "chronicle of a white girl captive of the Indians returned against her will to her white home . . . Her reception here, her rejection and that of her Indian son by her Caucasian father and sister . . . the conflicts of her Indian upbringing with the white way are related." Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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This book tells the story of another young person who was adopted by the Indians, and is forced to return to the white world. Unlike True Son in The Light in the Forest, Stone Girl is not welcomed by her white family, who do not believe her to be the missing Mary Stanton thanks to an impostor taking her place.
This duplicity is a secondary plot that is unresolved. The book instead focuses on Stone Girl's existence straddling two worlds. She's too Indian to be white, and after spending time with her white family, becomes too white to be accepted by her old Indian tribe.
This was a very quick read, and an interesting one but, like The Light in the Forest, is ultimately unsatisfying in the end - the main character learns s/he does not fit into either society. ( )