The Grass Dancer - by Susan Power (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the lore of her people, the Sioux, Susan Power has forged a consummate work of the imagination. Set on a North Dakota reservation, "The Grass Dancer" creates a living mythology, spinning folk motifs into the fabric of reality, revealing how the actions of our ancestors can affect our contemporary lives.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Inspired by the lore of her Sioux heritage, this "captivating"(<i>New York Times Book Review</i>) critically-acclaimed novel from Susan Power weaves the stories of the old and the young, of broken families, romantic rivals, men and women in love and at war...</b> <p/>Set on a North Dakota reservation, <i>The Grass Dancer</i> 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. <p/><b>WINNER OF THE ERNEST HEMINGWAY FOUNDATION AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION </b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Captivating...a healing vision that goes to the core of our humanity.--<i>New York Times Book Review <p/></i>Stunning...Power steeps us in the traditions and culture of contemporary Indian life.--<i>San Francisco Chronicle <p/></i>Extravangantly inventive...a book of wonders.--<i>Washington Post Book World <p/></i>A wild river of a book. Susan Power writes with a headlong energy and a force that are nothing less than thrilling.--Louise Erdich <p/>Pure and potent magic, with storytelling that encircles you like wisps of tribal ghosts.--Amy Tan <p/>Intoxicating...compellingly authentic...Clearly, this author has painted herself a place in the literary landscape.--<i>Chicago Sun-Times</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Susan Power</b> is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and a native Chicagoan. She received an A.B. from Harvard/Radcliffe, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her short fiction has been published in <i>Atlantic Monthly</i>, <i>Paris Review</i>, <i>Voice Literary Supplement</i>, <i>Ploughshares</i>, <i>Story</i>, and <i>The Best American Short Stories 1993</i>.
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