The grass dancer. by. Power, Susan, Publication date. Topics. Indians of North America, Indians of North America, Dakota Indians. Publisher. New York: Putnam'www.doorway.ru Interaction Count: ― Susan Power, The Grass Dancer. 12 likes. Like “Because I have willed it. And I am not a fairy tale.” ― Susan Power, The Grass Dancer. 10 likes. Like “A permanent dull ache spread from my belly to my chest. I thought I could feel pinpricks of loneliness in the pads of my fingers, taste it in the back of my mouth. Clara Miller must 4/5. Set on a North Dakota reservation, The Grass Dancer reveals the harsh price of unfulfilled longings and the healing power of mystery and hope. Rich with drama and infused with the magic of the everyday, it takes readers on a journey through both past and present—in a tale as resonant and haunting as an ancestor's memory, and as promising as a child's dream/5().
The Grass Dancer, Power, Susan. Type: Abis_Book. Book Title: The Grass Dancer. Publication Name: Berkley. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. The Grass Dancer is the debut novel by Susan Power, published in the grass dancer Download the grass dancer or read online books in PDF, EPUB, Tuebl, and Mobi Format. Click Download or Read Online button to get the grass dancer book now. This site is like a library, Use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Mona Susan Power is a Standing Rock Sioux author from Chicago. She earned her bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a JD from Harvard Law School. After a short career in law, she decided to become a writer, starting her career by earning an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her fellowships include an Iowa Arts Fellowship, James Michener Fellowship, Radcliffe Bunting Institute.
The Grass Dancer is the debut novel by Susan Power, published in Using a non-linear structure and overlapping narratives, Power slowly pieces together a story that links generations of Sioux families together in a complex and powerful way. The book opens with two white men, Henry Burger and his friend Lloyd, drinking in a bar. Magical realism is found throughout Susan Power's novel The Grass Dancer. Magical realism blends the natural with the supernatural. Magical realism in The Grass Dancer makes its appearance during certain rituals performed by the Dakota tribe, such as when Frank Pipe retells the story of when someone was killing reservation dogs and shooting coyotes. The tribe decided to perform a Yuwipi ceremony in order to discover who the killer was. Set on a North Dakota reservation, The Grass Dancer reveals the harsh price of unfulfilled longings and the healing power of mystery and hope. Rich with drama and infused with the magic of the everyday, it takes readers on a journey through both past and present—in a tale as resonant and haunting as an ancestor's memory, and as promising as a child's dream.
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