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A Breeze Swept Through

by Luci Tapahonso
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Overview

This popular poetry volume expresses Navajo life in its wholeness and sweetness, stressing the colloquial wisdom, humor, and courage of ordinary Navajo people. Some of the text is in Navajo. Joe Bruchac says of the author of this volume, "She presents a wide cast of characters, talking, living, arguing, even dying against the background of a place and a time which are uniquely Native American, yet accessible to a wide range of readers.

Synopsis

This popular poetry volume expresses Navajo lifein its wholeness and sweetness, stressing thecolloquial wisdom, humor, and courage of ordinaryNavajo people. Some of the text is in Navajo. JoeBruchac says of the author of this volume, "Shepresents a wide cast of characters, talking, living, arguing, even dying against the background of a place and a time which are uniquely Native American, yet accessible to a wide range of readers."

About the Author, Luci Tapahonso

Navajo Lucy Tapahonso is originally from Shiprock, New Mexico. She is currently Professor of English at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

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Book Details

Published
October 1, 1987
Publisher
West End Press
Pages
55
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780931122453

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