Captured in the middle
Subtitle: tradition and experience in contemporary Native American writing
By: Sidner Larson.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: American literature -- Indian authors -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc; American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc; Indians of North America -- Intellectual life; Group identity in literature; Experience in literature; Indians in literature
Description: "Sidner Larson's Captured in the Middle embodies the very nature of Indian storytelling, which is circular, drawing upon the personal experiences of the narrator at every turn. Larson teaches about contemporary American Indian literature by describing his own experiences as a child on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana and as a professor at the University of Oregon.".

"Larson describes Indians today as post-apocalyptic peoples who have already lived through the worst imaginable suffering. By confronting the issues of fear, suppression, and lost identity through literature, Indians may finally move forward to imagine and create for themselves a better future, serving as models for the similarly fractured cultures found throughout the world today."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-173) and index.
"A McLellan book."