Ceremony
of Leslie Marmon Silko
Description
Tayo, a young Native American, has been a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and the horrors of captivity have almost eroded his will to survive. His return to the Laguna Pueblo reservation only increases his feeling of estrangement and alienation. While other returning soldiers find easy refuge in alcohol and senseless violence, Tayo searches for another kind of comfort and resolution. Tayo's quest leads him back to the Indian past and its traditions, to beliefs about witchcraft and evil, and to the ancient stories of his people. The search itself becomes a ritual, a curative ceremony that defeats the most virulent of afflictions—despair.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 262 pages
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Publication Date March 4th 1986
- First Publication 10/28/77
- Language English
- ISBN 9780140086836
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico (United States)', 'New Mexico (United States)']
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