by James Houston · Flammarion · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782081617018
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«Akavak» is James Houston's young-adult adventure novel, published by Flammarion in paperback (160 pages, in French).
Akavak, an Inuit teenager, accompanies his grandfather on a dangerous journey to reunite with his brother before he dies. The expedition forces them to cross a frozen sea and then a mountain range that Akavak's father had advised against.
It belongs to the Castor Poche collection, where it appears as number 1. Although the original edition is from 1968, this paperback edition is dated 1984.
Recommended for child and young-adult readers interested in adventure stories and Inuit culture.
James Archibald Houston was a Canadian artist, designer, children's author and filmmaker who played an important role in the recognition of Inuit art and introduced printmaking to the Inuit. The Inuit named him Saumik, which means "the left-handed one".
