Reinventing the Enemy's Language: Contemporary Native Women's Writings of North America

by Gloria Bird (Editor)

Paperback, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

813

Genres

Collection

Publication

W. W. Norton & Company (1998), Edition: 1st, 576 pages

Description

From people who value stories and songs from literary traditions that are as encompassing and intricate as those of Europe, Reinventing the Enemy's Language is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind to collect the poetry, fiction, prayer and memoir from Native American women. It is about the process of writing and speaking that sheds light on what it means to be an Indian woman at the end of the century, as many nations - including the United States and Canada. Are involved in the emotionally charged question of identity and place. Over eighty writers are represented from nearly fifty nations.

Original language

English

Original publication date

1997

Physical description

576 p.; 5.7 inches

ISBN

0393318281 / 9780393318289
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