Ordinary Wolves (Magill’s Literary Annual 2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Seth Kantner
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The 1970's and 1980's
- Setting: Northernmost Alaska and the cities of Fairbanks and Anchorage
- Principal Characters: Cutuk Hawcly, Abe, Iris, Jerry, Enuk Wolfglove, Dawna Wolfglove, Cheryl
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Teenagers, Nature, Native Americans or American Indians, Ethnic groups, Popular culture, Hunting or hunters, Technology, Alaska, Wolves, Snow
- Locales: Anchorage, Alaska
Seth Kantner, in his first novel, Ordinary Wolves, writes about a world that he knows firsthand, having grown up in similar circumstances to his protagonist, Cutuk. The love and respect that he has for a disappearing lifestyle and exploited land are apparent, and he is able to transfer these feelings to his audience, who is made aware of the seriousness of the loss.
Ordinary Wolves is the story of the boy Cutuk, but it is also the story of the land. Cutuk, five years old when the novel begins, grows up in the remote regions of Alaska, learning the traditional ways...
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