Hozho--Walking in Beauty : Native American Stories of Inspiration, Humor, and Life
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Leading writers and poets, such as LeAnne Howe, Julian Lang, Caren Wallace, and Sulieman Allen, contribute to this collection of stories that captures the Native American spirit, humor, and reality. Hozho , the Navajo word meaning walking in beauty, explores such themes as invisibility, transcendence, the oral tradition, and the role of humor and irony in Indian culture.
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Hozho--the Navajo word for "walking in beauty"--lies at the heart of these 25 stories of Native American wit and wisdom--stories in which Deer Spirit, Old Coyote, Sacred Mountains, crystal caves, and basketball magic reign.
Survival and transcendence are central themes among Native writings, but humor and a sense of play resonate throughout these tales as well. Featuring well-known and up-and-coming Native American writers, this unique anthology captures the enduring traditions of indigenous peoples.
Hozho: Walking in Beauty reveals the rich tapestry of Indian life in contemporary America. It examines the experience not only of what it means to be Indian, straddling both Western and Native worlds, but also what it means to be an American, a hybrid of people living in a land of diverse cultures.
Hozho--Walking in Beauty : Native American Stories of Inspiration, Humor, and Life,Paula Gunn Allen,Carolyn Dunn,Mark Robert Waldman,McGraw-Hill,0737305851,American - General,American - Native American,Fiction,Indian authors,Indians of North America,Literary Criticism,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Native American Novel And Short Story In English,Short stories, American,Spiritualism - General,Humor / General
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