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Ceremony: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)


  


 : Ceremony: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780143104919
Edition: Anniversary
ISBN: 0143104918
Label: Penguin Books
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: December 26, 2006
Publisher: Penguin Books
Studio: Penguin Books




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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Thirty years since its original publication, Ceremony remains one of the most profound and moving works of Native American literature, a novel that is itself a ceremony of healing. Tayo, a World War II veteran of mixed ancestry, returns to the Laguna Pueblo Reservation. He is deeply scarred by his experience as a prisoner of the Japanese and further wounded by the rejection he encounters from his people. Only by immersing himself in the Indian past can he begin to regain the peace that was taken from him. Masterfully written, filled with the somber majesty of Pueblo myth, Ceremony is a work of enduring power.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Breath-taking
All I can add to the many thoughtful reviews here is this:
I've read very few works of fiction that have provoked a profound paradigm shift. This is one of the ones that did.
I couldn't look up from the pages and the story will stay with me for life.
I feel I owe a debt of gratitude to the author for her glorious writing and for helping me to see out of the eyes of someone from another culture. Not an easy book at times, if you're someone who can be caught up by a good writer's ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Ceremonies can heal
Tayo is a half-white Laguna Indian suffering from the after-effects of his experiences in WWII. When he returns home, he is unable to find his place among his old friends or his family. Over time and with the help of a medicine man Tayo discovers his connection to the land and to ancient rituals. I liked the interspersed myths/poems (which are mixed into the narrative), but the landscape descriptions became tedious over time for me.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Surprising read
A serious and special read -- highly recommended for the spirit seeker or the simply interetsed in a tale of soul searching.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A MASTERPIECE
Stepping Off the Edge: Learning & Living Spiritual Practice
A classic in Native American literature, Ceremony tells the story of Tayo, a young Native man who returns from W.W.II with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Silko's masterful writing interweaves the personal, social and societal causes for Tayo's illness with traditional Native legends and cures. Beautiful, inspiring and very harsh. Like Tayo's life. A stellar book. I have a list of study questions our Book Review used in examining this ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Ceremony
It is beautifully written. The main character becomes someone you want to know and love. It fills your heart with sadness and hope.




 



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