Gordon Henry
Autor de The Light People: A Novel
Sobre El 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, mostrar más won the American Book Award in 1995 mostrar menos
Series
Obras de Gordon Henry
Obras relacionadas
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry (2020) — Contribuidor — 263 copias
Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry (2021) — Contribuidor — 80 copias
Songs from This Earth on Turtle's Back: Contemporary American Indian Poetry (1983) — Contribuidor — 69 copias
Earth Power Coming: Short Fiction in Native American Literature (1983) — Artista de Cubierta — 35 copias
Here First: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers (Modern Library Paperbacks) (1838) — Contribuidor — 34 copias
Returning the Gift: Poetry and Prose from the First North American Native Writers' Festival (Sun Tracks, Vol 29) (1994) — Contribuidor — 22 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1955
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Ocupaciones
- associate professor
novelist
poet - Organizaciones
- Michigan State University
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
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Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 6
- También por
- 10
- Miembros
- 49
- Popularidad
- #320,875
- Valoración
- 4.0
- Reseñas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 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.… (más)