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Leslie Marmon Silko
Writing Ceremony, a landmark novel of contemporary Native American literature.
Ceremony · Storyteller
- Born
- 5 March 1948
- Birthplace
- Albuquerque, United States
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Leslie Marmon Silko
Leslie Marmon Silko is an American writer whose fiction connects Laguna Pueblo storytelling, history and place.
Early life
Laguna Pueblo
Grew up within the Pueblo community.
University
Studied at the University of New Mexico.
Career
- 1960s–1970s
Early writing
Published poetry and stories.
- 1977
First novel
Published Ceremony.
- Later career
Books and essays
Expanded into large-scale fiction, memoir and political writing.
Selected books
Ceremony
Followed a veteran’s return and healing.
Storyteller
Brought photographs, stories and poetry together.
Almanac of the Dead
Connected colonial history with contemporary struggles.
Beyond work
Landscape
Land and memory recur throughout her work.
Visual work
Has also worked with photography and other visual forms.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Uche Ogbuji from Superior, Colorado, USA. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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