Leslie Marmon Silko
- ISBN-10
- 0805716246
- ISBN-13
- 9780805716245
- Series
- Leslie Marmon Silko
- Category
- Laguna Indians in literature
- Pages
- 151
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Twayne Pub
- Author
- Gregory Salyer
Description
Provides a critical overview of the author's works, her Laguna heritage, and her desire for a continued oral tradition in print
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Other editions
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- 2016-09-22
- 256 pages
- Ebook
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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- 2016-09-22
- 256 pages
- Ebook
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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