Gardens in the Dunes

Name: Gardens in the Dunes
Author: Leslie Marmon Silko

by Leslie Marmon Silko

Novel tracing two women across continents through gardens, evolution, and discovery

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Leslie Marmon Silko

Laguna Pueblo novelist and poet whose Ceremony is one of the foundational texts of Native American literature. Almanac of the Dead is a vast, politically radical epic. She is one of the most important Native American writers of her generation.

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