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The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You
''The Kin of Ata are Waiting for You'' (1976) is the second novel by Dorothy Bryant. It deals with the idea of how the negation of dreams as a guide to life affects the real world. Author Alice Walker has described it as "one of my favorite books in all the world".
The book has been cited in a number of academic articles and text-books in the fields of philosophy, psychology,〔Lips, H. M. (1985). ("Using science fiction to teach the psychology of sex and gender" ) in ''Hand book for Teaching Introductory Psychology'', L. T. Benjamin and R. S. Daniels Eds.〕 and law.〔Mebane-Cruz, A.; Wiener, M. (2005). ("Imagining “The Good Reality”: Communities of Healing in Two Works of Utopian Fiction" ) ''Contemporary Justice Review.''〕
The book was first published as a novella by Evan Press in 1971, under the title ''The Comforter: A Mystical Fantasy.'' Although it was initially rejected by major publishing houses, despite the success of the author's first novel, its publication led to the inception of Bryant's private publishing business, the Ata Press. ''Kin'' was subsequently picked up for publication by Random House, a major publisher, and has remained in print for over 30 years. The novel has a cult following among feminists, psychologists, and teachers of religious studies.
==Plot summary==
A ruthlessly "successful" man is transported to an unknown island (called Ata) whose location is never revealed, the implication being that it doesn't physically exist in our world. The island is inhabited by whom he gradually learns are a deceptively primitive people where every aspect of their waking lives is governed by their dream life. Initially in conflict with their ways, the unnamed protagonist, according to Bryant, "is dragged kicking and screaming to his own salvation." He realizes that the people of this island, through their dreaming, support and maintain the real world, and that he needs to incorporate this world view so he can successfully return to his former life. It can be read as an allegory of spiritual growth, and shows the influence of modern anthropological writings on indigenous peoples and the writings of psychologist Carl Jung.
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