the Ch'eekwai dwellings, and all the sleeping Ch'eekwai suffocate, even her own son. This had turned away from the mother. Bird Girl moves home. Meanwhile, Daagoo has found a woman in the southern Land of the Sun and they have children together. However, Daagoo must experience the murder of all his children. In the end, Daagoo leaves the Land of the Sun and returns to his clan. When Daagoo's and Bird Girl's clan want to get together, both central figures of the novel also find each other again. "...the author interweaves two classic Athabaskan legends set in ancient central Alaska. This is the story of two rebels who break the strict taboos of their communal culture in their quests for freedom and adventure." Bibliography Velma Wallis: Das Vogelmädchen und der Mann, der der Sonne folgte. Roman. Aus dem Amerikanischen von Angelika Naujokat. 221 pp. München, Zürich 1997, References External links HarperCollins Publisher description from the Library of Congress catalog Note This article is based on the corresponding article in the German Wikipedia from 2007-11-8. 1996 American novels Gwich'in Novels set in Washington (state) Native American novels American historical novels Novels by Velma Wallis