According to Kimberly Blaeser Gerald Vizenor is the most prolific Native American writer of the twentieth century and Christopher Teuton rightfully calls him one of the most innovative and brilliant American Indian writers today. With more than 40 books of fiction poetry life writing essays and criticism his impact on literary and cultural theory and specifically on Indigenous Studies has been unparalleled. This volume brings together some of the most distinguished experts on Vizenorâs work from Europe and the United States. Original contributions by Gerald Vizenor himself as well as by Kimberly M. Blaeser A. Robert Lee Kathryn Shanley David L. Moore Chris LaLonde Alexandra Ganser Cathy Covell Waegner Sabine N. Meyer Kristina Baudemann and Billy J. Stratton provide fresh perspectives on theoretical concepts such as trickster discourse postindian survivance totemic associations Native presence artistic irony and transmotion and explore his lasting literary impact from Darkness in St. Louis Bearheart to his most recent novels and collections of poetry Shrouds of White Earth Chair of Tears Blue Ravens and Favor of Crows. The thematic sections focus on Truth Gamesâ: Transnationalism Transmotion and Trickster Poetics; âChance Connectionsâ: Memory Land and Language; and âThe Many Traces of Ironic Traditionsâ: History and Futurity documenting that Vizenorâs achievements are sociocultural and political as much they are literary in effect. With their emphasis on transdisciplinary transnational research the critical analyses close readings and theoretical outlooks collected here contextualize Gerald Vizenorâs work within different literary traditions and firmly place him within the American canon. . Language: English