The Man Made of Words - Softcover

Momaday, N. Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312187424 ISBN 13: 9780312187422

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 1998

Synopsis

Exploring such themes as land, language, and identity, Momaday recalls the moving stories of his Kiowa grandfather and Kiowa ancestors, recollects a boyhood spent partly at Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico, and ponders the circumstances of history and Indian-White relations as we inherit them today. Collecting thirty-two essays and articles, The Man Made of Words attempts to fashion a definition of American literature as we have not interpreted it before and explores a greater understanding of the relationship between humankind and the physical world we inhabit.

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"The dean of American Indian writers . . . Mr. Momaday constructs beautifully cadenced sentences and summons a colorful assortment of stories and states of mind from a lively imagination." --The New York Times Book Review"Momaday is a kind of arrowmaker himself--savvy, agile with language, and ready to slay, in a heartbeat, the predator outside." --The Nation"There is . . . an unmistakable greatness here . . . Momaday's qualification to speak on the restorative power of words follows from his position as an outsider who uses language to negotiate a way between two worlds . . . Momaday may write for himself and his people . . . but he speaks to us all." --Atlanta Journal Constitution"The Man Made of Words is Momaday in a nutshell, essential Momaday . . . Throughout [he] sounds his grand theme: the sacred--an Indian sacred and what it is." --Buffalo News"A preeminent voice on Native American literature . . . few authors write as gracefully or majestically as Momaday." --Publishers Weekly The dean of American Indian writers . . . Mr. Momaday constructs beautifully cadenced sentences and summons a colorful assortment of stories and states of mind from a lively imagination. "The New York Times Book Review" Momaday is a kind of arrowmaker himself--savvy, agile with language, and ready to slay, in a heartbeat, the predator outside. "The Nation" There is . . . an unmistakable greatness here . . . Momaday's qualification to speak on the restorative power of words follows from his position as an outsider who uses language to negotiate a way between two worlds . . . Momaday may write for himself and his people . . . but he speaks to us all. "Atlanta Journal Constitution" The Man Made of Words is Momaday in a nutshell, essential Momaday . . . Throughout [he] sounds his grand theme: the sacred--an Indian sacred and what it is. "Buffalo News" A preeminent voice on Native American literature . . . few authors write as gracefully or majestically as Momaday. "Publishers Weekly"" "The dean of American Indian writers . . . Mr. Momaday constructs beautifully cadenced sentences and summons a colorful assortment of stories and states of mind from a lively imagination."--"The New York Times Book Review" "Momaday is a kind of arrowmaker himself--savvy, agile with language, and ready to slay, in a heartbeat, the predator outside."--"The Nation" "There is . . . an unmistakable greatness here . . . Momaday's qualification to speak on the restorative power of words follows from his position as an outsider who uses language to negotiate a way between two worlds . . . Momaday may write for himself and his people . . . but he speaks to us all."--"Atlanta Journal Constitution" "The Man Made of Words is Momaday in a nutshell, essential Momaday . . . Throughout [he] sounds his grand theme: the sacred--an Indian sacred and what it is."--"Buffalo News" "A preeminent voice on Native American literature . . . few authors write as gracefully or majestically as Momaday."--"Publishers Weekly"

About the Author

N. Scott Momaday is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, the Academy of American Poets Prize, and the Premio Letterario Internazionale "Mondello," Italy's highest literary award. Momaday is a writer, poet, and playwright whose books include The Man Made of Words, House Made of Dawn, and In the Presence of the Sun. He lives in Jemez Springs, New Mexico.

Edition details

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0312187424
• ISBN 13: 9780312187422
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224