Roofwalker, made up of a unique combination of fiction and
nonfiction, or "stories" and "histories," reveals the ways that
native traditions and beliefs work in the lives of characters who
live far from the reservation--and in the author's own life. Many
of the "histories" repeat subjects and themes found in the
"stories," making Roofwalker a book that in which spirits and the
living commingle and Sioux culture and modern life collide with
disarming power, humor, and joy. The first seven pieces in the book
are "stories," fictional accounts primarily of girls and women. In
the title story, a young girl believes in the power of the
"roofwalker" spirit to make her dreams come true. In "Beaded
Souls," a woman is cursed by the sin of her great-grandfather, an
Indian policeman who arrested Sitting Bull. "First Fruits" follows
a native girl's first-year at Harvard. The nonfiction pieces
include Power's imaginary account of the meeting of her Phi Beta
Kappa father and Sioux mother, a piece about the letters of an
Irish ancestor and another in which Power and her mother visit the
Field Museum in Chicago, where a native ancestor's dress is on
display.
General
Imprint: |
Milkweed Editions
|
Country of origin: |
Canada |
Series: |
Milkweed National Fiction Prize |
Release date: |
August 2004 |
First published: |
August 2004 |
Authors: |
Susan Power
|
Dimensions: |
186 x 138 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
199 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-57131-041-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
|
LSN: |
1-57131-041-X |
Barcode: |
9781571310415 |
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