In fact, the book of the dun cow, in my opinion, probably surpasses them. The book of the the book of the dun cow uses these ideas as fictional images to contrast harmonious order with chaos or threat to that order, embodied in the fabulous creature wyrm. The book of the dun cow by walter wangerin overdrive. The timeless national book awardwinning story of the epic struggle between good and evil. The book of the dun cow, irish lebor na huidreor leabhar na huidhri, oldest surviving miscellaneous manuscript in irish literature, so called because the original vellum upon which it was written was supposedly taken from the hide of the famous cow of st. Compiled about 1100 by learned irish monks at the monastery of. Beginning with the renowned book of the dun cow, wangerins writing career has encompassed al.
The book of sorrows 1985 and the third book of the dun cow. His other books include the book of god, ragman and other cries of. The author of over forty books including the book of god, wangerin has won the national book award and the new york times best childrens book of the year award. The book of the dun cow, oldest surviving miscellaneous manuscript in irish literature, so called because the original vellum upon which it was written was supposedly taken from the hide of the famous cow of st. Jul 22, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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