Leslie Marmon Silko - by Louise K Barnett & James L Thorson (Paperback)

About the Book

An exciting collection of new essays on the work of the outstanding American Indian woman writer.

Book Synopsis

An exciting collection of new essays on the work of the outstanding American Indian woman writer.

Review Quotes

." . .this collection of essays is essential reading for anyone interested in Silko's work. . ."

." . an excellent gathering of Silko's own words about her process, her work and her view of the stories of her people."

." . . an important collection for students interested in new perspectives and a deeper understanding of Silko's work."

About the Author

Louise Barnett teaches American literature and Native American literature at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Robert F. Gish is the author of over a dozen works of fiction and memoir, folktales, and literary biographies and essays. His story collections include Bad Boys and Black Sheep (1996), Dreams of Quivira (1996), and First Horses: Stories of the New West (1993); he also has written a memoir of growing up in the west, Songs of My Hunter Heart (1992). He taught at the University of Northern Iowa from 1967-91 and served as director of ethnic studies and professor of English at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo from 1991 to 2001. Of Cherokee-Anglo American descent, Gish lives with his wife Judith in Albuquerque, New Mexico.