Night Is Gone, Day Is Still Coming: Stories and Poems by American Indian Teens and Young Adults

Ochoa, Annette Pina; Betsy Franco; Traci L. Gourdine; Simon J. Ortiz

ISBN 10: 0763615188 / ISBN 13: 9780763615185

Edité par Candlewick, Cambridge, MA, 2003

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First edition, first printing. Fine hardcover in a Fine dust jacket; appears to be new and unread. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A collection of 68 poems and stories by 58 young American Indians. Edited by Betsy Franco, Annette Pina Ochoa, and Traci L. Gourdine; introduction by Simon J. Ortiz. 160 pages; 6.25 x 9.5 inches.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Night Is Gone, Day Is Still Coming: Stories and Poems by American Indian Teens and Young Adults
• Éditeur: Candlewick, Cambridge, MA
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0763615188
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780763615185
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Literature & Classics

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Synopsis

This collection of nearly 80 stories, poems and essays by American Indians aged between 11 and 22 gives a voice to a people who have long been marginalized in their own country. The authenticity of their voices and emotions has been painstakingly preserved and protected.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The voices of fifty-seven young American Indians emerge in a powerful collection of original writing coedited by the anthologist of YOU HEAR ME? and THINGS I HAVE TO TELL YOU.

When the night isgone and the day isstill coming,we will be taken awayfrom this earth.We will be rising asthe next generationis coming.- from "Next Generations" by Marcia Blacksmith, age thirteen, Crow, LakotaOpen this revelatory anthology of poetry, prose, and memoir and listen to the voices of today’s young American Indians, ages eleven to twenty-two, from many nations across the country: A young man pines for his "fry bread queen" in a comically honest take on unrequited love. Another teen tells of a "carbonation dance," his summer ritual of crushing returnable Coke cans with his grandfather. Some express typical teenage angst. Others share glimpses of their culture’s unique traditions and beliefs. And many speak of culture clash - such as the homesick "rez girl" riding the New York subway like a "Cochiti carrot in the huge ethnic salad." The chorus assembled between the covers of this essential book sings a song that transcends all borders, seen and unseen.