I'm continuing to work through the stories in Great short stories by contemporary Native American writers. With this post, we jump from 1968 to 1983, which mens we are getting close to contemporary territory. The story is "Turtle meat" by Jospeh Bruchac III. Joseph Bruchac III As before, I'm using anthology editor Bob Blaisdell's intro … Continue reading Joseph Bruchac III, Turtle meat (#Review)
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Leslie Marmon Silko, The man to send rain clouds (#Review)
After a two-month hiatus, I return to my reading from Great short stories by contemporary Native American writers with a three-decade jump from D'Arcy McNickle's 1936-published "Train time" to Leslie Marmon Silko's "The man to send rain clouds", which was published in 1968 . Leslie Marmon Silko Again, I'm using anthology editor Bob Blaisdell's brief … Continue reading Leslie Marmon Silko, The man to send rain clouds (#Review)
D’Arcy McNickle, Train time (#Review)
Continuing my reading from Great short stories by contemporary Native American writers, we now jump a decade from John M. Oskison's 1925-published "The singing bird" to D'Arcy McNickle's "Train time" which was published in 1936 . D'Arcy McNickle As before, I'm using both anthology editor Bob Blaisdell's brief intro and Wikipedia's article to introduce this … Continue reading D’Arcy McNickle, Train time (#Review)
John M. Oskison, The singing bird (#Review)
From Zitkala-Ša's 1901-published "The soft-hearted Sioux", Great short stories by contemporary Native American writers jumps a quarter of a century to 1925, and John M. Oskison's "The singing bird". John M. Oskison Again, anthology editor Bob Blaisdell provides a brief intro to the author, but it's Wikipedia that is able to provide more detail. John … Continue reading John M. Oskison, The singing bird (#Review)
Zitkala-Sa, The soft-hearted Sioux (#Review)
Zitkala-Ša's "The soft-hearted Sioux" is the second story in the anthology, Great short stories by contemporary Native American writers, sent to me by my American friend. I posted on the first one, Pauline Johnson's "A red girl's reasoning", a couple of weeks ago. Zitkala-Ša As he does for all the stories, anthology editor Bob Blaisdell … Continue reading Zitkala-Sa, The soft-hearted Sioux (#Review)
Pauline Johnson, A red girl’s reasoning (#Review)
As some of you know, I have a close American friend, Carolyn, with whom I correspond weekly. We met in the early 1990s when I was living in California. During that time we started a reading group, so you won't be surprised that our correspondence always includes reference to what we are - or are … Continue reading Pauline Johnson, A red girl’s reasoning (#Review)
Louise Erdrich, The bingo palace (#BookReview)
When I bought Louise Erdrich's The bingo palace in 1995, I never expected it to take me 24 years to read it but, there you go. Time flies, and suddenly it was 2019 and the book was still sitting on the high priority pile next to my bed! Truly! It took Lisa's ANZLitLovers Indigenous Literature Week … Continue reading Louise Erdrich, The bingo palace (#BookReview)
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