Coyote Tales, Jim Bihyeh
Coyote Tales, Jim Bihyeh
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Coyote Tales

Author: Jim Bihyeh

Narrator: Cayenne Chris Conroy

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/29/2012

Categories: Fiction, Horror

Synopsis

Wide Reeds, Arizona, is a small town on the Navajo reservation that you wont find on any tourist map. The people who live there keep their secrets, their dreams, and their fears to themselves. But when a stranger with gold and turquoise eyes hitchhikes into town, the people of Wide Reeds learn that their secrets are no longer safe. Coyote (M?ii)the trickster, thief, warrior, wizard, coward, clown, and saviorhas come to call; and over the course of a year, life becomes strangely wonderful and terrifying. In nine short stories and a novella that have been called part Sherman Alexie and part Stephen King,Coyote Talesleads listeners through the harsh and beautiful world of the modern Navajo Nation. Tracing the traditional yearly cycle of Early Dawn, Blue Daylight, and Evening Twilight, the separate paths of each story lead to the same Folding Darkness. And the only way out of that darkness is to follow the tracks of Coyote.

About Jim Bihyeh

Jim Bihyeh is a pseudonym used by Jim Kristofic, the name under
which some of these stories were originally published. Jim grew up on the
Navajo reservation in northeastern Arizona, and has worked on and off the “rez”
for more than ten years as a river guide, journalist, ranch-hand, and oral
historian. He’s written for the
Navajo Times, Arizona Highways, and High Country News.
His memoir, Navajos Wear Nike, was released by University of New Mexico
Press in spring 2011. It was praised for its “wit and keen observation” by the Arizona
Daily Sun and its “consummate storytelling” by New Mexico Magazine.
It was also named a 2011 Southwest Book of the Year.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tamara on January 21, 2018

It's been a long time since I've read a book that demands a review, and this one is definitely it. This collection of short stories are full of Navaho Aboriginals/(Indian) histories and spiritual beliefs. Each story has it's own theme, teaching its own lesson, meanwhile sharing a common realm of exi......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on August 01, 2013

This is an incredible and absolutely amazing piece of work! Bihyeh puts you right there on the Rez amongst the characters - the sense of place he weaves is utterly astounding. Wide Reeds becomes a very real, very tangible place in the mind of the reader - very much like Stephen King's Derry, or Cast......more

Goodreads review by Paula on January 19, 2020

I listened to the audiobook from the library. This collection of short stories is really one big ghost story, and I liked it. It intermingles Navajo legend with suspense and modern-day thriller drama. Recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Todd on February 09, 2021

A solid 4 stars. Could have been 5 but I wasn't able to finish the first story, the audio version from the library only downloaded part of that story so I couldn't evaluate it properly. Lots of good stories in this book which tie together. The writing was fluid and the audio edition added even more f......more

Goodreads review by Calvi on August 01, 2023

I've never listened to anything quite like this. This audiobook was absolutely fascinating and extremely compelling. I enjoyed it immensely.......more

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