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| Author | Leslie Marmon Silko |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Penguin Edition: Ginger Lagato |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Seaver Books Penguin Books |
Publication date | 1981
1989 2012 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Book |
| Pages | 278 |
| Preceded by | Ceremony (1977) |
| Followed by | Almanac of the Dead (1991) |
Storyteller is a collection of works, including photographs, poetry, and short stories by Leslie Marmon Silko. It is her second published book, following Ceremony. The work is a combination of stories and poetry inspired by traditional Laguna Pueblo storytelling.[1] Silko's writings in Storyteller are influenced by her upbringing in Laguna, New Mexico, where she was surrounded by traditional Laguna Pueblo values but was also educated in a Euro-American system.[2] Her education began with kindergarten at a Bureau of Indian Affairs school called the Laguna Day School "where the speaking of the Laguna language was punished."[2]
Silko primarily focuses on the Laguna Pueblo in Storyteller; however, she also draws influence from Inuit culture, which she experienced when she resided in Alaska's Rosewater Foundation-on-Ketchikan Creek while writing Ceremony.[3]
Many of the poems and short stories collected in Storyteller have been reprinted, and several were published previously.[4] The book itself has been published three times between 1981 and 2012.
- ^ "Storyteller by Leslie Marmon Silko | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- ^ a b Silko, Leslie Marmon (2012). Storyteller. New York, NY: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143121282.
- ^ Silko, Leslie Marmon (1977). Ceremony. New York, NY: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143129462.
- ^ Lorenz, Paul (Winter 1991). "The Other Story of Leslie Marmon Silko's "Storyteller". South Central Review. 8 (4): 59–75. doi:10.2307/3189623. JSTOR 3189623.