Writing Indian, native conversations / John Lloyd Purdy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Purdy, John Lloyd.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--Indian authors--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Indians of North America--Intellectual life.

Indians of North America.

Indians in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By revisiting some of the classics of the genre and offering critical readings of their distinctive qualities and shades of meaning, Purdy celebrates their dynamic literary qualities. Interwoven with this personal reflection on the last thirty years of work in the genre are interviews with prominent Native American scholars and writers (including Paula Gunn Allen, Simon Ortiz, Gerald Vizenor, Sherman Alexie, and Louis Owens), who offer their own insights about Native literatures and the future of the genre. In this book their voices provide the original, central conversation that leads to read

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introductions; 1. The 1970's; 2. The 1980's; 3. The 1990's; 4. The New Millennium and Its Origins; Epilogue; Source Acknowledgments; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612423987

9781282423985

1282423983

9780803226500

0803226500

OCLC:

593234933