Almanac of the Dead (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Leslie Marmon Silko
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1990’s
- Setting: Tucson, Arizona
- Principal Characters: Seese, Sterling, Lecha, Calabazas, Beaufrey, Max Blue, Menardo, Clinton, Roy, The Twin Brothers
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Culture
- Locales: Mexico
The Novel
The narrative of Leslie Marmon Silko’s Almanac of the Dead centers on Tucson, Arizona, and the intertwining lives and events of its numerous people, among whom are “speculators, confidence men, embezzlers, lawyers, judges, police and other criminals, as well as addicts and pushers.” Hauntingly, Silko’s novel depicts a society of almost utter depravity, identifies as the source of this state the atrocities committed against Native Americans, and finally predicts the coming end of this cruel reign with the rise of indigenous peoples and the endurance of...
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