Ceremony
Author: Leslie Marmon Silko
“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 despa….Read More
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