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Leslie Marmon Silko - Ceremony Books

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"Demanding but confident and beautifully written" (Boston Globe), this is the story of a young Native American returning to his reservation after surviving the horrors of captivity as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II. Drawn to his Indian past and its traditions, his search for comfort and resolution becomes a ritual--a curative ceremony that defeats his despair.
 

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Imagery is fantasitic

by   WillDobbie ,  Feb 1, 2000
Pros: Imagery is fantastic, Nature theme, Silko Knows the content
Cons: Some areas are hard to understand and take some time to read
Review: Silko's work "Ceremony" is a wonderful book concerning life of a World War Two veteran who is returning to the Laguna reservation in New Mexico. By far the strongest aspect of this book is the imagery that Silko flawlessly weaves throughout...
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by   arkhaine ,  Aug 19, 2007
Pros: Interesting examination of a difficult time for a minority culture. Evocative 'nature' writing.
Cons: Caught up in the landscape, nature, organic aspects of the world.
The Bottom Line: Ceremony lives on its depictions of American Indian rituals, rites, beliefs and difficulties. In addition, the writing is very nature-focused. If that appeals, a wonderful work. If not, not.
Review: The difficulties of a war veteran returning to normal life is a theme that has proved rich, fertile, fecund. So many people, over the last hundred years, have had family members who returned from war - or didn't - or have themselves come back from the ...
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