{"product_id":"the-grass-dancer-isbn-9780425159538","title":"The Grass Dancer","description":"\u003cb\u003eInspired by the lore of her Sioux heritage, this “captivating”(\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) critically-acclaimed novel from Mona Susan Power weaves the stories of the old and the young, of broken families, romantic rivals, men and women in love and at war...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet on a North Dakota reservation, \u003ci\u003eThe Grass Dancer\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the harsh price of unfulfilled longings and the healing power of mystery and hope. Rich with drama and infused with the magic of the everyday, it takes readers on a journey through both past and present—in a tale as resonant and haunting as an ancestor's memory, and as promising as a child's dream. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PEN\/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVEL \u003c\/b\u003e\"Captivating...a healing vision that goes to the core of our humanity.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Stunning...Power steeps us in the traditions and culture of contemporary Indian life.\"—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Extravangantly inventive...a book of wonders.\"—\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A wild river of a book. Susan Power writes with a headlong energy and a force that are nothing less than thrilling.\"—Louise Erdich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pure and potent magic, with storytelling that encircles you like wisps of tribal ghosts.\"—Amy Tan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Intoxicating...compellingly authentic...Clearly, this author has painted herself a place in the literary landscape.\"—\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMona Susan Power\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four books of fiction, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Grass Dancer\u003c\/i\u003e (which won a PEN\/Hemingway Prize), \u003ci\u003eRoofwalker \u003c\/i\u003e(awarded the Milkweed National Fiction Prize), \u003ci\u003eSacred Wilderness \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Council of Dolls.\u003c\/i\u003e She's a graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She is also the recipient of several grants in support of her writing which include an Iowa Arts Fellowship, James Michener Fellowship, Radcliffe Bunting Institute Fellowship, Princeton Hodder Fellowship, USA Artists Fellowship, McKnight Fellowship, and Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Fellowship. Her short stories and essays have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies including The Best American Short Stories series, The Atlantic Monthly, The Paris Review, The Missouri Review, Ploughshares, and Granta. She is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋna Dakhóta).","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301867933925,"sku":"NP9780425159538","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425159538.jpg?v=1767739617","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-grass-dancer-isbn-9780425159538","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}