Books like Ceremony by Leslie Silko
Thirty years since its original publication, Leslie Silko's Ceremony remains one of the most profound and moving works of Native American literature. Tayo, a World War II veteran of mixed ancestry, returns to the Laguna Pueblo Reservation, where 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, this novel is a work of enduring power.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Leslie Silko
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