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I Heard the Owl Call My Name
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I Heard the Owl Call My Name (1967) (edit title/settings)

by Margaret Craven (Author) (edit contributors)

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The story of one man's discovery of the ultimate truths of life and love, courage and dignity, among the proud Indians of the Northwest. It is the story of a return to the fundamental truths of human existence in a village remote from modern civilization - and a story that marks a return to... read more

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  • “The Indian know his village and feels it. ...... His village is the myths and the winds and the rains. His village is the river ..... and the owl, who calls the name of the man who is going to die.”
  • “I ain't much of a church man, Mark. Guess you might say I'm an agnostic, said Calamity.There's a good bit of agnostic in all of us, replied Mark. None of us know much - only enough to trust to reach out a hand in the dark.”
    a conversation between Calamity Bill and Mark the Vicar

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The doctor said to the Bishop, "So you see, my lord, your young ordinand can live no more than three years and doesn't know it. Will you tell him, and what will you do with him?"

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. Yes, My Lord - No, My Lord 1
2. The Depth of Sadness 51
3. Che-Kwa-La 79
4. Come Wolf, Come Swimmer 117

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 8 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1974. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The PIRATE, and followed by The Seven-Per-Cent Solution.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Margaret Craven (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Clarke & Irwin
Country: Toronto,ON., Can.
Publication Date: 1967
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 138

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  • Copyright Status: Public Domain
  • Library of Congress: PZ4.C8965 I FT MEADE
  • Dewey: 813.54

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