The Ancient Child Author:N. Scott Momaday In ancient times, when Kiowas roamed free across a "land of innumerable long distances," the Indians first told the story of the boy who turned into a bear. Now, in his first novel since the Pu;itzer prize-winning "House Made of Dawn," N. Scott Momaday shapes the Kiowas' age-old tale into a timeless American myth. "The Ancient Child" juxtaposes ... more »Indian lore and Wild West legend in a hypnotic, often lyrical contemporary novel in which time is seamless, imagination unbounded.