Gardens in the Dunes

TitleGardens in the Dunes
Year for Search1999
AuthorsSilko, Leslie Marmon(b. 1948)
Date Published1999
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsFemale author, Native American author
Annotation

Eutopia. In the beginning and at the end of the novel, the "gardens in the dunes" are presented as reflecting a Native American Indian eutopia. The rest of the novel is concerned, among other things, with the dystopia created for Native Americans by U.S. policies toward them.

Author Note

Native American female author (b. 1948).

Full Text

1999 Silko, Leslie Marmon (b. 1948). Gardens in the Dunes. A Novel. New York: Simon & Schuster. PSt

Eutopia. In the beginning and at the end of the novel, the “gardens in the dunes” are presented as reflecting a Native American Indian eutopia. The rest of the novel is concerned, among other things, with the dystopia created for Native Americans by U.S. policies toward them. Native American female author..