Pulse en una miniatura para ir a Google Books.
Cargando... Roofwalkerpor Susan Power
Cargando...
Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este 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.
In Roofwalker, Native American writer Susan Power explores the complexities of contemporary Native American life. Featuring both fiction and nonfiction - ``stories'' and ``histories'' - the book shows the ways that native traditions and beliefs work for characters who live physically and spiritually far from the reservation. The first seven pieces are ``stories,'' such as the title tale in which a young girl believes in the power of the ``roofwalker'' spirit to make her dreams come true; or ``Beaded Souls,'' in which Maxine Bullhead, living in Chicago, is cursed by the sin of her great-grandfather, an Indian policeman sent to arrest Sitting Bull. The last five pieces are ``histories'' that repeat subjects and themes found in the earlier section, making Roofwalker a book in which spirits and the living commingle and Sioux culture and modern life collide with disarming power, humor, and joy. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
Debates activosNinguno
Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Clasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
¿Eres tú?Conviértete en un Autor de LibraryThing. |
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.
Read more: http://wp.me/p24OK2-10b