The Maidu Indian Myths and Stories of Hanc’ibyjim

Edited and Translated by William Shipley; 
Foreword by Gary Snyder

World-class collection of Maidu myths

A stunning combination of master storytelling and deft translation produced this world-class collection of Maidu myths, with a forward by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder.

Published in conjunction with Rick Heide

Reviews

“In his vibrant new translation, [Shipley] has gone to great lengths to maintain the oral, theatrical quality....[A] full-scale picture of the Maidu as earthy, sensuous human beings.”

—Publishers Weekly

About the Editor

William Shipley

William Shipley is an ethnolinguist on the faculty of the University of California at Santa Cruz. A noted authority on California Indian Languages, his principal work has focused on the language and culture of the Maidu Indians.
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