Grand Avenue: A Novel In Stories (Volume 65) (American Indian Literature And Critical Studies Series)

First published in 1994, Grand Avenue: A Novel in Stories remains a foundational and critically acclaimed book of American Indian literature. Authored by Greg Sarris, a scholar and tribal administrator who has influenced the direction of California Indian literature and politics for more than twenty years, Grand Avenue is a collection of interwoven stories bound together by ancestry, ritual, violence, poverty, and humor. Home to Pomo Indians, Mexican-Americans, African-Americans, and Portuguese, Grand Avenue in Santa Rosa, California, is a poor albeit vibrant place of changing and resilient traditions, heartbreak, and a timeless grace. In one story, a teenage girl falls in love with a crippled horse marked for slaughter, while in another an aging healersummons his strength for one final song. A father seeks a bond with his illegitimate son, while a mother searches for the power to care for her cancer-stricken daughter's spirit. Along Grand Avenue, Sarris creates a vision of disparate lives going in many directions, but born from a common ground. Grand Avenue was the basis of an HBO miniseries that aired in 1996. The updated version of the book features a new preface from the author. Also included is a scholarly essay from Reginald Dyck that opens up the material realities of the world Sarris brings to life in prose. This new edition is especially geared towards the classroom --

• | Author: Greg Sarris
• | Publisher: University Of Oklahoma Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 28, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 248 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0806148349
• | ISBN-13: 9780806148342