Various editors: The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature

Contributor(s): Belin, Esther G (Editor), Berglund, Jeff (Editor), Jacobs, Connie A (Editor), Webster, Anthony K (Editor), Denetdale, Jennifer Nez (Contribution by), Bitsui, Sherwin (Contribution by), Thompson, Michael (Contribution by) University of Arizona Press Publication Date: April 20, 2021 Publisher Marketing:The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature is unprecedented. It showcases the breadth, depth, and diversity of Diné creative artists and their poetry, fiction, and nonfiction prose.This wide-ranging anthology brings together writers who offer perspectives that span generations and perspectives on life and Diné history. The collected works display a rich variety of and creativity in themes: home and history; contemporary concerns about identity, historical trauma, and loss of language; and economic and environmental inequalities.  The Diné Reader developed as a way to demonstrate both the power of Diné literary artistry and the persistence of the Navajo people. The v