Louis Owens: Literary Reflections on His Life and Work: 46 (American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series)

Jacquelyn Kilpatrick (editor)

ISBN 10: 0806135875 / ISBN 13: 9780806135878

Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Louis Owens: Literary Reflections on His Life and Work: 46 (American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series)
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806135875
• ISBN 13: 9780806135878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 440 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Louis Owens (1948–2002) achieved worldwide recognition with his humorous and fearless novels that explored themes close to Owens’s own upbringing as a mixed-blood Choctaw, Cherokee, and Irish-American. His critical works were equally substantive. Readers of his criticism find his work challenging, and casual readers find his fiction highly enjoyable―a remarkable combination that speaks well of Owens’s intellectual and creative abilities.

In a new collection of essays, Louis Owens: Literary Reflections on His Life and Work, editor Jacquelyn Kilpatrick and eleven other contributors examine Owens’s fiction and nonfiction from widely varying viewpoints to address issues such as identity, place, literary theory, trickster motifs, and the environment. This text aids the reader in understanding the theories Owens articulated and how he followed those theories in his own writing. Also included is the last interview Owens gave, appearing in print for the first time, which provides insights into this complex man’s personal life.

About the Author

Jacquelyn Kilpatrick, of Choctaw, Cherokee, and Irish descent, is Professor of English and Founding Faculty member at California State University, Channel Islands. She is the author of Celluloid Indians: Native Americans and Film.