Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers by Clifford E. Trafzer


Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers
Title : Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers
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ISBN : 0385479522
ISBN-10 : 9780385479523
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 448
Publication : First published January 1, 1996

In recent decades, Native American literature has experienced a resurgence in prominence and popularity. Beginning with the 1969 publication of N. Scott Momaday's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel House Made of Dawn, and continuing with the work of Paula Gunn Allen, Linda Hogan, Louise Erdrich, and Craig Lesley, American Indian writers have become an increasingly visible part of the literary landscape. In this collection of thirty varied and powerful short stories, almost all being published here for the first time, emerging talents carry on the tradition of their storytelling ancestors.

Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers Reviews

  • Tanja

    The introduction was already very well done, basically telling a story about the stories in the book. My favorite ones were "The Reapers", "Beets" and "The Mystery of the White Roses", the first being a bit creepy, the second made me laugh and the third one made my spine tingle.

  • Joe Stack

    These are strong, well-written stories. Serious, humorous, witty, slice of life, magical or spiritual, thought provoking, they run the gambit. There is a Native American bent to many of the stories, some obvious was with the interface with the spirit world, and some not so obvious. Whether or not you read these stories for a depiction of life through Native American eyes, this is a collection of stories that will entertain the reader and depending on your connection to the story, you may experiencer a life lesson. At a minimum, the storytelling in this collection provides excellent examples of word smithing to writers.

  • Edward Amato

    An enjoyable anthology. I especially liked Cooking Woman and the Atsye Parallel.