Dec 25, 2009

Almanac of the Dead | Almanac of the Dead

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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Almanac of the Dead | Almanac of the Dead

At a glance:

The Novel

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