Storyteller Audiobook Libro.fm

A rich manyfaceted book The New York Times

Leslie Marmon Silkos groundbreaking book Storyteller first published in 1981 blends original short stories and poetry influenced by the traditional oral tales that she heard growing up on the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico with autobiographical passages folktales and family memories As she mixes traditional and Western literary genres Silko examines themes of memory alienation power and identity communicates Native American notions regarding time nature and spirituality and explores how stories and storytelling shape people and communities Storyteller illustrates how one can frame collective cultural identity in contemporary literary forms as well as illuminates the importance of myth oral tradition and ritual in Silkos own work This edition includes a new introduction by Silko