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books by Leslie Marmon Silko

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5 reviews
Leslie Marmon Silko

Henry Holt & Company, 1986

There Are No Pigeon Holes For This Pigeon
Librarians have a difficult time finding a place for this book. Should it go into the autobiographical section? There's a great deal of her past and her family's heritage in this book. Should it be placed next to the poetry books? She has included several of her poems. What about fiction? She has several of her famous short stories ("Storyteller," "Yellow Woman," "Lullaby,") collected ...

Ceremony

128 reviews
Leslie Marmon Silko

Signet, 1978

A MASTERPIECE
Stepping Off the Edge: Learning & Living Spiritual Practice A classic in Native American literature, Ceremony tells the story of Tayo, a young Native man who returns from W.W.II with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Silko's masterful writing interweaves the personal, social and societal causes for Tayo's illness with traditional Native legends and cures. Beautiful, inspiring and very harsh. Like ...

Gardens in the Dunes

21 reviews
Leslie Marmon Silko

Simon & Schuster, 1999

IMMENSE STORY
Silko's novel is fascinating. Its continent-leaping plot begins and ends with the simplistic lives of the "sand lizard" Indians of the southwest. The great themes of greed and ambition are visited along the way as well as the more intimate ones of loyalty and courage. As one might expect, when the "civilized" world intrudes into that of the young Indian girls, conflict and betrayal are the ...

God Is Red: A Native View of Religion, 30th Anniversary Edition

26 reviews
Vine Deloria Jr., Leslie Marmon Silko, ...

Fulcrum Publishing, 2003

It's Like Gold
This is one of my all time favorite books. Vine Deloria Jr. tells it like it is. As a former Christian Minister who returned to his roots to tend to his people's needs he knows exactly what the differences between the two general concepts are all about. Deloria never fails to amaze with his ability to turn the tables on the colonial intelectuals, deconstructing, analyzing and referencing ...

Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit

5 reviews
Leslie Marmon Silko

Simon & Schuster, 1997

Reveals The Landscape of Silko's Spirit
Silko's collection of essays present an open, expansive view of her mind and art, her background and destiny. If you've read any of her other works, reading this short book will enrich your appreciation as well as assist you on the next step of your journey. If you haven't read any Silko yet, this is a gentle way to ease you into her writings. I read it for the background that she gives ...

Almanac of the Dead

21 reviews
Leslie Marmon Silko

Topeka Bindery, 1992

Awesome, Gritty, Graphic, and Beautiful
I love Leslie Marmon Silko's book. I was able to relate to the story and the plot is believable. Leslie is a very talented, and worthy writer. While the book was depressing at times, it was filled with truth, righteous indignation, and deep wisdom. It is time to take our lives back from those that destroy and plunder our Earth Mother, and seek nothing more then greed for comfort. I hope a ...

The Delicacy and Strength of Lace

1 review
Leslie Marmon Silko, James Wright

Graywolf Press, 1985

A moving, personal exchange of letters
_The Delicacy and Strength of Lace_ is an incredibly moving exchange between two great American poets who only met briefly on two occasions: Wright heard Silko read from her work which initiated the correspondence; Silko visited Wright on his deathbed. In between they exchanged letters about their everyday existences, everything from Silko's rooster to the nature of another animal, the human ...