The Boy Who Made Dragonfly: A Zuni Myth - Softcover

Tony Hillerman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826309100 ISBN 13: 9780826309105

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 1993

Synopsis

As readers of Tony Hillerman's detective novels know, he is a skilled interpreter of southwestern Indian cultures. In this book, first published in 1972, he recounts a Zuni myth first recorded a century ago by the anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing. Hillerman's version of the story, written to be read by children ten years old and up, will have equal appeal for adults with an interest in Native American culture.

"In our society," Hillerman explains, "this would be called a 'Bible story.' Like stories based on the Old Testament, this narrative is intended to teach both the history and morality of a people." It tells the consequences of a drought in which Zuni crops were ruined and the tribe was forced to accept charity from neighboring Hopis.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

A Zuni myth first recorded a century ago.

About the Author:

Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) was an award-winning author and newspaperman, best known for his mystery novels set in Navajoland. He was also the author of The Great Taos Bank Robbery and Other True Stories (UNM Press).

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0826309100
• ISBN 13: 9780826309105
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 81