{"product_id":"the-din-reader-esther-g-belin-9780816540990","title":"The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003e2022 Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Diné Reader: An Anthology \u003c\/i\u003eof Navajo Literature is unprecedented. It showcases the breadth, depth, and diversity of Diné creative artists and their poetry, fiction, and nonfiction prose.This wide-ranging anthology brings together writers who offer perspectives that span generations and perspectives on life and Diné history. The collected works display a rich variety of and creativity in themes: home and history; contemporary concerns about identity, historical trauma, and loss of language; and economic and environmental inequalities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Diné Reader\u003c\/i\u003e developed as a way to demonstrate both the power of Diné literary artistry and the persistence of the Navajo people. The volume opens with a foreword by poet Sherwin Bitsui, who offers insight into the importance of writing to the Navajo people. The editors then introduce the volume by detailing the literary history of the Diné people, establishing the context for the tremendous diversity of the works that follow, which includes free verse, sestinas, limericks, haiku, prose poems, creative nonfiction, mixed genres, and oral traditions reshaped into the written word. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume combines an array of literature with illuminating interviews, biographies, and photographs of the featured Diné writers and artists. A valuable resource to educators, literature enthusiasts, and beyond, this anthology is a much-needed showcase of Diné writers and their compelling work. The volume also includes a chronology of important dates in Diné history by Jennifer Nez Denetdale, as well as resources for teachers, students, and general readers by Michael Thompson. \u003ci\u003eThe Diné Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting convergence of Navajo writers and artists with scholars and educators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Esther G. Belin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816540993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816540990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/10\/2021","brand":"Esther G. Belin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053555052799,"sku":"9780816540990","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c76718be-5094-4f72-b804-03b8ccee40eb.jpg?v=1685024982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-din-reader-esther-g-belin-9780816540990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}