Evidence of Red

LeAnne Howe

ISBN 10: 1844710629 / ISBN 13: 9781844710621

Published by Salt Publishing, GB, 2005

About this Item

Winner Of The 2006 Oklahoma Book AwardsEvidence of Red: Prose and Poems rails against lost lands and lovers, heralds death and mad warriors, and celebrates a doomed love affair between Hollywood's invented characters: "Noble Savage" and "Indian Sports Mascot." The author, a Choctaw Indian from Oklahoma writes about modern life in America, as well as the strange and humorous encounters she's had with Arabs in Syria, and Jews in Israel. She writes of growing up in a family of native storytellers who tell of their lives and experiences.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evidence of Red
• Publisher: Salt Publishing, GB
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844710629
• ISBN 13: 9781844710621
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 14.22W x 0.71H x 21.64D centimeters 14.22 centimeters width by 0.71 centimeters height by 21.64 centimeters depth

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Synopsis

Evidence of Redcontains dramatic events of the creation of a people, interwoven with a haunting narrative of their lost homelands. Howe takes her readers through the chaos of lost lives, the cannibalism of fallen lovers, and invites readers into her world of Choctaw Code Talking. These poems are rebellious and like the Choctaws, they will endure.

About the Author

LeAnne Howe, an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is an author, playwright, filmmaker and scholar. Born and educated in Oklahoma, she's lectured in Japan, Jordan, Romania, and Spain. Shell Shaker, Howe's first novel, received an American Book Award in 2002 from the Before Columbus Foundation. In 2003, she was named Wordcraft Circle Writer of the Year, 2002, Creative Prose. Equinoxes Rouge, the French translation for Shell Shaker is the 2004 finalist for the Prix Medici Etranger, one of France's top literary awards. Currently she is assistant professor in the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota. In September 2005, she will be an associate professor in the Departments of English, and American Indian Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.