Runner in the Sun - Paperback

by D'Arcy McNickle (Author), Alfonso Ortiz (Afterword by), Allan C. Houser (Illustrator)

First published in 1954 and long out of print, this novel of pre-Hispanic Indian life in the Southwest combines the authenticity of an anthropological report with the suspense of a mystery novel. The author, best known as an anthropologist during his lifetime, is now recognized as a major Native American novelist. Hitherto virtually unknown, Runner in the Sun is sure to take its place next to McNickle's The Surrounded, also available from UNM Press, as a classic of Native American fiction.

Front Jacket

A novel of pre-Hispanic Indian life in the Southwest.

Author Biography

A distinguished anthropologist and writer, and one of the founders of the National Congress of American Indians, D'Arcy McNickle (1904-1977) was a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes of Montana.