Svaha
| Title | Svaha |
| Year for Search | 1989 |
| Authors | de Lint, Charles [Henri Diederick Hoefsmit](b. 1951) |
| Date Published | 1989 |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Canadian author, Male author |
| Annotation | A high tech North American Indian eutopia that exists in enclaves completely cut off from a destroyed United States. The novel follows one Indian as he explores the white world and discovers that not all whites are evil. He decides to create a decent place to build a society in which Indians and whites can work together. Uses myths from a number of indigenous peoples. Svaha is said to be “Amerindian; the time between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder; a waiting for promises to be fulfilled.” |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | Canadian author of Dutch origins (b. 1951) |
| Full Text | 1989 de Lint, Charles [Henri Diederick Hoefsmit] (b. 1951). Svaha. New York: Ace Books. PSt A high tech North American Indian eutopia that exists in enclaves completely cut off from a destroyed United States. The novel follows one Indian as he explores the white world and discovers that not all whites are evil. He decides to create a decent place to build a society in which Indians and whites can work together. Uses myths from a number of indigenous peoples. Svaha is said to be “Amerindian; the time between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder; a waiting for promises to be fulfilled.” Canadian author of Dutch origins. |
