| Griever: An American Monkey King in China Contributor(s): Vizenor, Gerald Vizenor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816618496 ISBN-13: 9780816618491 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1990 Annotation: Weaving political commentaries, cultural adventures, and Chinese and Native American Indian myths into stories rich in adventure and mystery, Griever: An American Monkey King in China is about Griever de Hocus, a reservation-born tribal trickster, who accompanied by his rooster, Matteo Ricci, takes on the monolithic institutions of the People's Republic of China. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 90032972 |
| Lexile Measure: 1060 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.52" W x 8.48" (0.63 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Griever de Hocus, an American, reservation-born tribal trickster, becomes a teacher at Zhou Enlai University in China, but is soon flouting the state bureaucracy like the cosmic trickster common to both Chinese and Native American mythology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vizenor, Gerald Vizenor: - Gerald Vizenor, the author of Woodarrows and other books, has gained recognition for his thoughtful portrayal of modern American Indian life. He has taught Native American literature and film at the University of Minnesota and the University of California, Berkeley. |