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The Long Farewell (Paperback)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. At fifty-four, Anok has lost nearly everyone he ever loved-and we walk the final road with him. Across the blue mountains, toward the cold, into a land no one knows. This is the story of a long farewell-and of what still begins to grow when everything seems to be ending. Anok was wise enough to understand: letting go does not mean forgetting.Many years have passed since Anok, then a twelve-year-old boy living near the Elm, began searching for meanings his clan did not yet have words to express. Now he is an old man. He has become Pa-Ka, the Keeper of the Fire-the guardian of the clan's stories and of the memories of those who are no longer with them.But the familiar world is changing once again.It is not winter that drives the clan away from the Elm. The ice itself is advancing. With it comes a cold that no longer retreats. Plants disappear, and more and more animals move south. Soon, hardly any herds remain. Without animals, there will be no meat, no hides, and no future.Anok knows that the clan must leave its homeland.Their path leads across the blue mountains, through snow and deepening cold, always following the last of the animals. Behind them lies everything they have ever known: their fires, their dead, and the places where their shared language first began. Ahead lies an unknown land where no one knows whether they will find food, shelter, or other people.During the journey, Anok faces the most difficult task of his life: he must say farewell without surrendering memory. The language of his clan has become far more than a collection of sounds. Through it, people can speak of those who are absent, preserve the past, and pass the knowledge of the dead to the living.But words alone cannot prevent hunger or stop the advancing ice.ANOK-THE LONG FAREWELL tells the story of a community that loses its homeland but carries with it something no cold can destroy: memory, belonging, and the ability to pass what they have learned to a new generation.A novel about loss and new beginnings-and about the moment human beings understand that a life may end while its story continues. This paperback edition features five illustrations . This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798192722015

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