Men on the Moon: Collected Short Stories (Sun Tracks) by Simon J. Ortiz - Shumakolowa Native Arts
Men on the Moon: Collected Short Stories (Sun Tracks) by Simon J. Ortiz - Shumakolowa Native Arts
Men on the Moon: Collected Short Stories (Sun Tracks) by Simon J. Ortiz - Shumakolowa Native Arts
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Men on the Moon: Collected Short Stories by Simon J. Ortiz

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Description
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."
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  • Author: Simon Ortiz
  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: University of Arizona Press Press (July , 1999)
  • ISBN-10: 0816519307
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.5 x 8.8 inches

About the Artist

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, written with love by a keen observer and interpreter of his people's community and culture. True to Native American tradition, these tales possess the immediacy—and intimacy—of stories conveyed orally. They are drawn from Ortiz's Acoma Pueblo experience but focus on situations common to Native people, whether living on the land or in cities, and on the issues that affect their lives. We meet Jimmo, a young boy learning that his father is being hunted for murder, and Kaiser, the draft refuser who always wears the suit he was given when he left prison. We also meet some curious Anglos: radicals supporting Indian causes, scholars studying Indian ways, and San Francisco hippies who want to become Indians too.



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