A Place Beyond, livre ebook

In A Place Beyond, Nick Jans leads us into his “found” home—the Eskimo village of Ambler, Alaska, and the vast wilderness around it. In his powerful essays, the rhythms of daily arctic life blend with high adventure—camping among wolves, traveling with Iñupiat hunters, witnessing the Kobuk River at breakup. The poignancy of a village funeral comes to life, hordes of mosquitoes whine against a tent, a grizzly stands etched against the snow—just a sampling of the images and events rendered in Jan’s transparent, visual prose. Moments of humor are offset by haunting insights, and by thoughtful reflections on contemporary Iñupiat culture, making A Place Beyond a book to savor.
The real question, though, wasn't what or when, but why. I knew they didn't quite understand what held me here. If only they could sit with me and watch the caribou flowing south down the Redstone valley, or smell the tundra after a late spring rain. Come up, I told them, and I'll show you.
Acknowledgments – 7, Map – 8, Preface – 11, Grandpa's Ghost – 15, Putyuq Always Get – 21, Thin Water – 27, Sometimes Always Never – 33, Gearhead Heaven – 39, One of Us – 45, A State of Mind – 51, The Only Game – 59, Whistle for the Wind – 65, The Killing