Gordon Henry
Autor/a de The Light People: A Novel
Sobre l'autor
Gordon Henry is Professor of English at Michigan State University. His poetry and fiction have been published in The Black Warrior Review, Mid-American Review, Stories Migrating Home, and North Dakota Quarterly, as well as numerous other journals and anthologies. The Light People, his first novel, mostra'n més won the American Book Award in 1995 mostra'n menys
Sèrie
Obres de Gordon Henry
Obres associades
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry (2020) — Col·laborador — 253 exemplars
Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry (2021) — Col·laborador — 77 exemplars
Songs from This Earth on Turtle's Back: Contemporary American Indian Poetry (1983) — Col·laborador — 69 exemplars
Nothing But the Truth: An Anthology of Native American Literature (2000) — Col·laborador — 52 exemplars
Earth Power Coming: Short Fiction in Native American Literature (1983) — Autor de la coberta — 35 exemplars
Here First: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers (Modern Library Paperbacks) (1838) — Col·laborador — 34 exemplars
Returning the Gift: Poetry and Prose from the First North American Native Writers' Festival (Sun Tracks, Vol 29) (1994) — Col·laborador — 22 exemplars
Etiquetat
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- Data de naixement
- 1955
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Professions
- associate professor
novelist
poet - Organitzacions
- Michigan State University
Membres
Ressenyes
Premis
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Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 5
- També de
- 10
- Membres
- 49
- Popularitat
- #320,875
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 3
- ISBN
- 7
The stories mostly depict modern experience of Native Americans, and can be pretty raw (e.g. "Trickster Reflections") but also use humor ("Ice Tricksters") or a twist on familiar memes ("Werewolves on the Moon", "An Athabasca Story"). Despite the inherent sadness in "Mermaids", there is also a teaching and a commitment to responsibility/connection.
I'm guessing this is a book written and illustrated by Indigenous for themselves and their own community; there is little of explanatory information to help white readers understand some of the subtext or cultural references (especially "Just Another Naming Ceremony"). I'm not stating that as a lack, just saying that some readers might need to put a little more effort into a full appreciation.… (més)