Chair of tears / Gerald Vizenor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vizenor, Gerald Robert, 1934-

Series:

Native storiers.

Native storiers: a series of American narratives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Fiction.

Indians of North America.

American fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The best stories create traditions, and this novel by celebrated Native American writer Gerald Vizenor is a marvelous conjunction of trickster stories and literary ingenuity. Chair of Tears is funny, fierce, ironic, and deadly serious, a sendup of sacred poses, cultural pretensions, and familiar places from reservations to universities. The novel begins with generous stories about Captain Eighty, his young wife, the poker-playing genius named Quiver, and their children and grandchildren who live on a rustic houseboat. Captain Shammer, an extraordinary grandson reare

Contents:

Cover; Ttitle Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 1. Captain Eighty; 2. Chair of Tears; 3. Removal Treaty; 4. Full House Casino; 5. Panic Hole Chancery; 6. Irony Dogs; 7. Skin Dunk; 8. Last Lecture; 9. Postindian Holograms; 10. Denivance Press; 11. Stray Visions; 12. Earthdiver Auction

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613664747

9781280687808

1280687800

9780803240322

0803240325

OCLC:

792741491