by Velma Wallis · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440690357
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«Las dos ancianas» is the novel by Velma Wallis, published by Ediciones B in paperback (144 pages, in Spanish).
The novel, based on an Athabaskan legend passed from mothers to daughters in the Yukon Valley, tells how two old women abandoned by their tribe during a winter famine struggle to survive and discover unexpected strength. It is a story of betrayal, friendship, community, and forgiveness.
Originally published as 'Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival' (1993), it won the Western States Book Award and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award.
For readers of historical fiction and survival stories, with an interest in the traditions and indigenous peoples of Alaska.
Velma May Wallis is an American writer of Gwich'in Athabascan Indian descent. Her books have been translated into 17 languages.
