The Cannibal Owl, by Aaron Gwyn, is a novella about Levi English, a boy on the Texas frontier of the 1820s who grows up among a band of Comanche. It is inspired by a true story but feels like an emanation of folklore. Although the prose is richly textured and more suitable for savoring than skimming, the story is told with ruthless efficiency as it builds to its catastrophic climax.
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