Leslie Marmon Silko: A Collection of Critical Essays - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826326757 ISBN 13: 9780826326751

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2001

Synopsis

With the publication of Ceremony in 1977, a strikingly original voice appeared in Native American fiction. These thirteen essays, the first collection devoted entirely to Silko's work, present new perspectives on her fiction and provide a deeper understanding of her work. From her engagement with the New Mexico landscape to her experiments with cross-cultural narratives and form to her apocalyptic vision of race relations in Almanac of the Dead, Silko has earned her place as a significant contemporary American writer.

All of Silko's important short fiction, her nonfiction essays, and her novel Almanac of the Dead are examined here. The critical approaches range from close reading to the postmodern. This collection is essential for all serious students of Silko's writings.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

An exciting collection of new essays on the work of the outstanding American Indian woman writer.

About the Author:

Louise Barnett teaches American literature and Native American literature at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0826326757
• ISBN 13: 9780826326751
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Barnett Louise K., Thorson James L.