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Silko

American  
[sil-koh] / ˈsɪl koʊ /

noun

  1. Leslie Marmon born 1948, U.S. poet, novelist, and short-story writer.


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In 1969, Momaday became the first Native American to win the fiction Pulitzer, and his novel helped launch a generation of authors, including Leslie Marmon Silko, James Welch and Louise Erdrich.

From Seattle Times

In Highland Park, the top book was published in 1977: Leslie Marmon Silko’s “Ceremony,” about a Pueblo man named Tayo and the struggles he faces upon his return from World War II. That book’s popularity at the Arroyo Seco branch — some 45 years after it was published — was probably because the library featured it in a book club, Royalty said.

From Los Angeles Times

Silko wrote the Native apocalypse novel.

From Los Angeles Times

But it’s Silko’s 1992 apocalyptical novel, “Almanac of the Dead,” that impresses me the most.

From Los Angeles Times

Her answer: “Almanac of the Dead,” by Leslie Marmon Silko.

From New York Times