Set against the backdrop of the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota, a collective of native puppeteers engages in innovative puppet performances. These creative gatherings, known as puppet parleys, explore themes of history and identity within the unique context of an urban reservation in Minneapolis, highlighting the intersection of culture and contemporary life.
Gerald Vizenor Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
22. október 1934
Gerald Vizenor je uznávaný anishinaabský spisovateľ a učenec, ktorého dielo skúma témy domorodej identity a kultúry s jedinečným literárnym prístupom. Jeho rozsiahla tvorba sa ponára do zložitosti rozprávania a skúma, akým spôsobom možno prostredníctvom príbehov uchovať a reinterpretovať domorodé tradície. Vizenorovo písanie sa vyznačuje hravou jazykovou vynaliezavosťou a filozofickou hĺbkou, čo čitateľom ponúka podnetný a obohacujúci zážitok. Jeho literárny odkaz spočíva v schopnosti presahovať tradičné naratívne formy a zároveň ctiť a oslavovať domorodé hlasy.
Waiting for Wovoka
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Native puppeteers from the White Earth Reservation travel to the 1962 World's Fair.
Narrative Chance
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The collection of critical essays delves into the works of notable Native American authors, exploring themes such as translation, representation in tribal literatures, and the interplay of comic and tragic perspectives. It also highlights trickster discourse, offering insights into the unique narrative styles and cultural significance within the writings of N. Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, and others. This examination provides a deeper understanding of the complexities and richness of Native American literature.
Favor of Crows
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A collection of original haiku from a preeminent Native American poet and novelist
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Almost Ashore is a selection of new and nurtured poems. The scenes are sentiments of survivance, and a tease of nature in original haiku poems. The imagistic scenes and associations are similar to the visual images in Anishinaabe, or Chippewa, traditional dream songs, mythic by nature and connected by images of natural reason.