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Fox is howling and crying, for he lost his leg to Bear. All the people want to help Fox, but…
don't know what to do, so Raven is called upon to help retrieve his leg. Will Raven succeed in the quest for Fox's leg? 2009.
It is winter and the people are starving. There are no fish. They must seek the help of a medicine…
man to save them. Hear about medicine power, the struggle for survival, and an important part of the history and culture of the Dene people as it has been passed down through stories and legends for generations. 2007.
A young boy is having trouble sleeping at night. He is being called to fulfill his destiny, a destiny which…
lives on today in the traditions and culture of the Dene people, and their relationship to the caribou and the land on which they live. 2007.
In this legend, Yamozha forgets his promise to his wife and as a result she turns into a giant beaver.…
He follows her all over Denedeh but is unable to catch her. This story tells of how this great medicine man shaped the land in the Tlicho region and its surrounding areas into what it is today. 2007.
Family saga of nineteenth-century Brazil centers on the wealthy Moura Alves family, dominated by patriarch Chico das Lavras, a simplistic…
but troubled ex-cowhand. His attractive, free-spirited daughter, Maria Olegaria, and his son, Ze Inacio, who is forced into seminary life, finally rebel against the tyranny and pious hypocrisy of their father. Portuguese language
Collection of eleven short stories by the contemporary Vietnamese author now living in California. Includes the stories "Feeble Happiness," "Something…
like a Desperate Feeling," and "The Last Memorial Sonnet." Vietnamese language. 1988
Autobiography of an educated young Chinese woman who lives through the Japanese bombing of Chunking. She chronicles the hardships of…
the Chinese people during their struggle against the Japanese. First published in 1942. Vietnamese language. 1971
Ten stories of subtle irony by the nineteenth-century Brazilian author depict lonely people searching for happiness in a world they…
cannot control. In the first story, the strong friendship between two young men eventually causes suffering and unhappiness for them. Portuguese language
In Bahai, Brazil, a poor poet is commissioned to track down the facts in the life of the late Pedro…
Archango, writer, anthropologist, and woman-chaser, said to be in league with the Devil himself. Explicit descriptions of sex. Portuguese language. 1981
Historical novel by the noted Brazilian author depicts the growth of cities, the dynamic social changes, and the destruction of…
a primitive way of life as Brazil's frontier is opened up to the cultivation of cacao at the beginning of the twentieth century. Portuguese language. 1942
The epic poem of Portugal, first published in 1572, narrates the exploits of the Portuguese focusing principally upon the discovery…
of India by Vasco da Gama with the help of the goddess Venus. Portuguese language
Dona Flor's first husband is a charming and carefree rogue who leads an exciting and precarious existence gambling, carousing, and…
lovemaking. Her second husband is the opposite; he is methodical in all ways, including his sex life. Portuguese language