Runner in the Sun (Zia Book)

By Samuel Butler

Book Overview

First published in 1954 and long out of print, this novel of pre-Hispanic Indian life in the Southwest combines the authenticity of an anthropological report with the suspense of a mystery novel. The author, best known as an anthropologist during his lifetime, is now recognized as a major Native American novelist. Hitherto virtually unknown, Runner in the Sun is sure to take its place next to McNickle's The Surrounded, also available from UNM Press, as a classic of Native American fiction. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140430571
• ISBN13: 9780140430578
• Release Date: November 1970
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

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A society under stress must change or be destroyed. A pre-columbian Native American village in the Southwest has endured many years of drought and has reached its breaking point. Will the external forces of nature or the internal strife of the people be the hammer that shatters the village? This question is explored through the eyes of a boy, named Salt in the language of his people. Salt survives the machinations of...