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American Indian Stories, Legends and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)
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American Indian Stories, Legends and Other Writings (Penguin Classics) Paperback - 2003

by Zitkala-Sa

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Illuminating the tragedy and complexity of the American Indian experience, this volume collects the finest stories and nonfiction writings by a Native American author and activist.

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  • Title American Indian Stories, Legends and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)
  • Author Zitkala-Sa
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used; Very Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Classics, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 08/28/2003
  • Features Bibliography
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4507868
  • ISBN 9780142437094 / 0142437093
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
  • Library of Congress subjects Indians of North America, Indians of North America - Social conditions
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002032268
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.208

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Summary

Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, refuses to be caged by married and domestic life and claims for herself moral and erotic freedom. Through careful, subtle changes of style, Kate Chopin shows Edna's transformation-and its tragic consequences. This unique volume also includes some of Chopin's finest stories, among them "At the 'Cadian Ball" and "Desiree's Baby."Edited with an Introduction by Sandra M. Gilbert

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Citations

  • Booklist, 03/15/2003, Page 1260

About the author

Zitkala-Sa (1876-1938) was born Gertrude Simmons at the Yankton Reservation in South Dakota. Writer, teacher, and activist, she was editor of American Indian Magazine and founder of the National Council of American Indians, the tribal advocacy group that she led until her death.


Cathy N. Davidson teaches English at Duke University, where she is Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies.