Reading Leslie Marmon Silko: Critical Perspectives Through Gardens in the Dunes

Reading Leslie Marmon Silko: Critical Perspectives Through Gardens in the Dunes
ISBN-10
8884924324
ISBN-13
9788884924322
Category
Literary Criticism / General
Pages
239
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
PLUS-Pisa University Press
Author
Laura Coltelli

Description

Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna, b. 1949) has long been a significant contributor to modern American Indian literature. In this landmark volume, leading scholars from Europe and North America assess her career and growing legacy, focusing especially on her visionary novel, Gardens in the Dunes. Topics include the power of modern resistance, indigenous feminism, the role of history, the effects of European culture and history on her work, and the force of storytelling and nonlinear narration. These essays variously and insightfully illuminate the work and life of a remarkable Native writer in the twenty-first century.

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