{"product_id":"leslie-marmon-silko-david-l-moore-9781472523662","title":"Leslie Marmon Silko: Ceremony, Almanac of the Dead, Gardens in the Dunes","description":"A major American writer at the turn of this millennium, Leslie Marmon Silko has also been one of the most powerful voices in the flowering of Native American literature since the publication of her 1977 novel \u003ci\u003eCeremony\u003c\/i\u003e. This guide, with chapters written by leading scholars of Native American literature, explores Silko's major novels \u003ci\u003eCeremony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlmanac of the Dead, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGardens in the Dunes\u003c\/i\u003e as an entryway into the full body of her work that includes poetry, essays, short fiction, film, photography, and other visual art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese chapters map Silko's place in the broad context of American literary history. Further, they trace her pivotal role in prompting other Indigenous writers to enter the conversations she helped to launch. Along the way, the book engages her historical themes of land, ethnicity, race, gender, trauma, and healing, while examining her narrative craft and her mythic lyricism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472523660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472523662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017","brand":"David L. Moore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985678369023,"sku":"9781472523662","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a6ef8bb-9033-4208-b8a3-ff72ec6b959d.jpg?v=1683278923","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leslie-marmon-silko-david-l-moore-9781472523662","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}