Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
A Penguin Vitae edition of the great Native American Novel of a battered veteran returning home to heal his mind and spirit, with a foreword by bestselling author Tommy OrangeA Penguin Classic Hardcover
More than 45 years after its original publication, Ceremony remains one of the most profound and moving works of Native American literature, a novel that is itself a ceremony of healing. Tayo, a World War II veteran of mixed ancestry, returns to the Laguna Pueblo Reservation. He is deeply scarred by his experience as a prisoner of the Japanese and further wounded by the rejection he encounters from his people. Only by immersing himself in the Indian past can he begin to regain the peace that was taken from him. Masterfully written, filled with the somber majesty of Pueblo myth, Ceremony is a work of enduring power
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Leslie Marmon Silko was born in 1948 into a family of Mexican, Laguna Native, and European ancestors. She has stated that the quest to define what it means to be a half-breed or mixed-blood person is at the heart of her writing. Her great-grandmother and other female relatives taught her about the Laguna people's stories and traditions as she grew up on the Laguna Pueblo Reservation. With the receipt of her B.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143137191 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143137190 |
| Title | Ceremony |
| Author | Leslie Marmon Silko |
| Series | Penguin Vitae |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2024-03-12 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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