Men on the Moon: Collected Short Stories
A Short Stories book. I enjoyed the stories of older Native Americans and their reactions to changes in technology and the world in general....
When Faustin, the old Acoma, is given his first television set, he considers it a technical wonder, a box full of mystery. What he sees on its screen that first day, however, is even more startling than the television itself: men have landed on the moon. Can this be real? For Simon Ortiz, Faustin's reaction proves that tales of ordinary occurrences can truly touch the heart. "For me," he observes, "there's never been a conscious moment without story." Best known for his poetry, Ortiz also has authored 26 short stories that have won the hearts of readers through the years. Men on the Moon brings these stories together—stories filled with memorable characters,...
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- Pages: 216 pages
- ISBN: 9780816519309 / 816519307
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I enjoyed the stories of older Native Americans and their reactions to changes in technology and the world in general. Mr. Ortiz is a storyteller and many of his stories would have been better told aloud. If you can find this book as an audio version, I would suggest that instead of reading it yourself. I thought I'd read this collection several years ago but many of the stories felt new while others were very familiar. Perhaps I skipped around, which would have been appropriate since the stories in this collection operate in a variety modes and were composed at different times in the poet's career. Some lean on cultural traditions,... Simon Ortiz is the presiding elder of Native American poetry and much of what makes his poems crucial is present in this book of short stories, which collects his fiction from the 1960s to the 1990s. Wise, funny, deceptively simple, Ortiz isn't afraid of direct political statement, but he always makes sure that it's connected to the...
