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Gardens in Ihe Dunes
by Leslie Marmon Silko
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780684863320 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
A sweeping, multifaceted tale of a young Native American pulled between the cherished traditions of a heritage on the brink of extinction and an encroaching white culture, Gardens in the Dunes is the powerful tale of one woman's quest to reconcile two worlds that are diametrically opposed.<P>At the center of this struggle is Indigo, who is ripped from her tribe, the Sand Lizard people, by white soldiers who destroy her home and family. Placed in a government school to learn the ways of a white child, Indigo is rescued by the kind-hearted Hattie and her worldly husband Edward, who undertake to transform this complex, spirited girl into a "proper" young lady. Bit by bit, and through a wondrous journey that spans the European continent, traipses through the jungles of Brazil, and returns to the rich desert of Southwest America, Indigo bridges the gap between the two forces in her life and teaches her adoptive parents as much as, if not more than, she learns from them.
Review:
Denise LowThe Kansas City StarSilko writes descriptions as lush as rose petals. A cosmopolitan, spellbinding narrative.
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Suzanne RutaThe New York Times Book ReviewRich, intriguing...a mix of myth, allegory, Victorian children's tale, and adventure yarn, laced with readings in Southwest history.
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Irene WarnerThe Seattle Times Book ReviewRich, generous, funny, and ambitious, thought provoking and rewarding.
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Melissa Levine
San Francisco Chronicle
Like Gabriel García Márquez, but more accurately reminiscent of Joseph Conrad...a rich descendant well worth reading.
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Philip ConnorsNewsdayA tender, evocative tale.
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Alexs PateMinneapolis Star-TribuneYou can depend on Leslie Marmon Silko to seduce and captivate you with her considerable literary powers. Her dreamlike narratives deliver amazing truths. With Gardens in the Dunes, Silko has crafted a book about faith in the old ways, in the natural ways of life, about the significance of a family and a girl's indomitable spirit.
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David A. WaltonSan Jose Mercury NewsSilko's appeal is her ability to transcend with her story the obvious ethnic, feminist, and ecological messages so deeply embedded in her material....[Her] fiction is rooted in the real world and conveys the eternal messages of story land: love won and lost, separation and reunion, a child's growth and arrival into adulthood.
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The Boston GlobeConfident and beautifully written.
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Nadya LabiTimeSilko has crafted a dreamlike tale out of one of the ugliest realities in American history.
About the Author
Leslie Marmon Silko, a former professor of English and fiction writing, is the author of novels, short stories, essays, poetry, articles, and screenplays. She has won numerous awards and fellowships for her work. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780684863320
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- Historical
- Subject:
- Fiction
- Subject:
- Indians of north america
- Subject:
- West (u.s.)
- Subject:
- Historical - General
- Subject:
- Adoption
- Subject:
- Historical fiction
- Subject:
- Orphans
- Subject:
- Voyages around the world
- Subject:
- Acculturation
- Subject:
- Domestic fiction
- Subject:
- Indian children
- Subject:
- Socialites
- Subject:
- General Fiction
- Subject:
- General Fiction
- Copyright:
- 2000
- Edition Description:
- B102
- Series Volume:
- no. 00-E005
- Publication Date:
- April 2000
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 480
- Dimensions:
- 8.01x5.28x1.05 in. 1.09 lbs.
