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Hunter with Harpoon |
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A new English translation of an acclaimed 1970 novel reveals a stark, powerful story, an Inuit worldview, and the unique voice of Markoosie Patsauq.
Published fifty years ago under the title Harpoon of the Hunter, Markoosie Patsauq's novel helped establish the genre of Indigenous fiction in Canada. This new English translation unfolds the story of Kamik, a young hero who comes to manhood while on a perilous hunt for a wounded polar bear. In this astonishing tale of a people struggling for survival in a brutal environment, Patsauq describes a life in the Canadian Arctic as one that is reliant on cooperation and vigilance.
In collaboration with the author, Valerie Henitiuk and Marc-Antoine Mahieu return to the original Inuktitut text to provide English readers with a more accurate translation. With a preface by Patsauq and an afterword from the translators, this edition offers a fresh and contextualized interpretation of a cultural milestone.
Whether revisiting this classic or discovering it for the first time, readers will find in Hunter with Harpoon a sophisticated coming-of-age tale illustrating a way of life not as it appeared to southerners, but as it has survived in the memory of the Inuit themselves.
In collaboration with the author, Valerie Henitiuk and Marc-Antoine Mahieu return to the original Inuktitut text to provide English readers with a more accurate translation. With a preface by Patsauq and an afterword from the translators, this edition offers a fresh and contextualized interpretation of a cultural milestone.
Whether revisiting this classic or discovering it for the first time, readers will find in Hunter with Harpoon a sophisticated coming-of-age tale illustrating a way of life not as it appeared to southerners, but as it has survived in the memory of the Inuit themselves.
Details
104 Pages, 6 x 8
ISBN 9780228004028
November 2020
Formats: Paperback, eBook
"Both a pivotal work of Indigenous fiction and an effort to acknowledge and correct injustices, Hunter with Harpoon is a testament to the resilience of the Inuit people." Foreword Reviews
“The book may indeed be considered one of the most complete and far-reaching critical editions of a text directly uttered-even if in writing-in any North American Native language. The work can thus be useful to many people: students of Inuktitut; linguists interested in understanding and analyzing the text by referring to two rigorous translations; and specialists in translation studies - especially those concerned about less-spoken languages-who will find here a meticulous and encompassing analysis of the translation/adaptation vicissitudes of an Indigenous story.” The International Journal of American Linguistics
«Uumajursiutik unaatuinnamut priorise l’écrit en inuktitut pour sa valeur en soi et dans ses propres termes. Enfin, la collaboration entre Henitiuk, Mahieu et Patsauq contribue à donner une visibilité à un auteur à la langue riche et vivante et à une culture littéraire proprement inuit.» Anthropologie et Sociétés
“The book may indeed be considered one of the most complete and far-reaching critical editions of a text directly uttered-even if in writing-in any North American Native language. The work can thus be useful to many people: students of Inuktitut; linguists interested in understanding and analyzing the text by referring to two rigorous translations; and specialists in translation studies - especially those concerned about less-spoken languages-who will find here a meticulous and encompassing analysis of the translation/adaptation vicissitudes of an Indigenous story.” The International Journal of American Linguistics
«Uumajursiutik unaatuinnamut priorise l’écrit en inuktitut pour sa valeur en soi et dans ses propres termes. Enfin, la collaboration entre Henitiuk, Mahieu et Patsauq contribue à donner une visibilité à un auteur à la langue riche et vivante et à une culture littéraire proprement inuit.» Anthropologie et Sociétés
Markoosie Patsauq (1941-2020) was a writer, retired pilot, and community leader. He lived in Inukjuak, Nunavik.
Valerie Henitiuk, translation studies specialist, is provost at Concordia University of Edmonton.
Marc-Antoine Mahieu is professor of Inuktitut at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, and consultant for the Kativik school board in Nunavik.
Valerie Henitiuk, translation studies specialist, is provost at Concordia University of Edmonton.
Marc-Antoine Mahieu is professor of Inuktitut at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, and consultant for the Kativik school board in Nunavik.
Foreword
Mary Simon
vii
A Word from the Author, Markoosie Patsauq
xi
Hunter with Harpoon: A Long Story by Markoosie
3
Translators’ Afterword
Valerie Henitiuk and Marc-Antoine Mahieu
69
Mary Simon
vii
A Word from the Author, Markoosie Patsauq
xi
Hunter with Harpoon: A Long Story by Markoosie
3
Translators’ Afterword
Valerie Henitiuk and Marc-Antoine Mahieu
69
Review, Foreword Reviews
Interview, Valerie Henitiuk, CBC Montreal All in a Weekend
Review, Foreword Reviews
Markoosie Patsauq and the beginnings of Inuit literature in Canada, Federation Blog
Spotlight Series: Dr. Valerie Henitiuk, Concordia University of Edmonton
Review, The International Journal of American Linguistics
Interview, Valerie Henitiuk, CBC Montreal All in a Weekend
Review, Foreword Reviews
Markoosie Patsauq and the beginnings of Inuit literature in Canada, Federation Blog
Spotlight Series: Dr. Valerie Henitiuk, Concordia University of Edmonton
Review, The International Journal of American Linguistics
