{"product_id":"sanaaq-an-inuit-novel-paperback","title":"Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMitiarjuk Nappaaluk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBernard Saladin D'Anglure\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003ePeter Frost\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanaaq is an intimate story of an Inuit family negotiating the changes brought into their community by the coming of the qallunaat, the white people, in the mid-nineteenth century. Composed in 48 episodes, it recounts the daily life of Sanaaq, a strong and outspoken young widow, her daughter Qumaq, and their small semi-nomadic community in northern Quebec. Here they live their lives hunting seal, repairing their kayak, and gathering mussels under blue sea ice before the tide comes in. These are ordinary extraordinary lives: marriages are made and unmade, children are born and named, violence appears in the form of a fearful husband or a hungry polar bear. Here the spirit world is alive and relations with non-humans are never taken lightly. And under it all, the growing intrusion of the qallunaat and the battle for souls between the Catholic and Anglican missionaries threatens to forever change the way of life of Sanaaq and her young family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMitiarjuk Nappaaluk (1931-2007) was an educator and author based in the northern Quebec territory of Nunavik. Dedicated to preserving Inuit culture, Nappaaluk authored over twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eSanaaq\u003c\/i\u003e, the first Inuit novel ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.43 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772980265248,"sku":"9780887557484","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7d6bfefb9beae2938b9f3264b0c9b358.webp?v=1780417752","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sanaaq-an-inuit-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}