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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I really enjoyed this collection of short stories. Power—who is herself a Standing Rock Sioux—writes about contemporary Native Americans who have left reservations for cities (especially Chicago) and universities in the early-to-mid-20th century, and about their children. I especially enjoyed the tale about the tiny statue of St Jude coming to life and learning Lakota, and the story about the young Indian woman who goes to Harvard and discovers the spirits of the other Indians who have been there before her. As is the case with all short story collections, some were more successful than others, yet all of them feel easily and inextricably linked to one another by Power's clear and lucid prose.
An interesting perspective on an unfamiliar world. Tales that are well crafted but ultimately rather repetitive.
Roofwalker evokes a world in which spirits and the living commingle and Sioux culture and modern life collide with disarming power, humor, and joy. The characters grapple with potent forces of family, history, and belief - forces that at times dare them to do more to feed their identity, and at times simply paralyze them. Rich with women who do things, this book gives voice to characters who make space for contradictions in their lives with varying success and, by extension, live the "Indian way" to varying degrees. -- c Jacket. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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Susan Power is a Dakota Woman who has lived most of her life in Chicago, while remaining strongly connected to her identity as a Native American. In this book she tells the stories about herself and other urban Indians. Whether fictional or true, her stories are quirky and insightful. They prove that although many Native Americans now live in cities, they have not assimilated and disappeared.
I always find short stories hard to review, especially when they are as varied as Power’s. There is no unifying plot to describe, and I simply can’t write about each story. All I can do is provide the flavor of a few of them. A common theme is Indians holding on to their identity as they adapt and cope with urban living. All the stories contain unexpected elements that sharply reveal the complexity of actual human experiences. Bits of an Indian version of magical realism surface here and there.
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