![]() It is one of her most commonly anthologized pieces. ![]() “Yellow Woman” was first published in The Man to Send Rain Clouds: Contemporary Stories by American Indians. In her writing, Silko commonly addresses ideas of healing and reconciling conflicts (cultural, spiritual, internal). The novel led to Silko being awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1981. Her first novel, Ceremony, a World War II veteran’s attempts to find peace after the war, was published in 1977, to critical acclaim. In 1974, she published several stories in Kenneth Rosen’s anthology, The Man to Send Rain Clouds: Contemporary Stories by American Indians. After her graduation, she published her first story, “Tony’s Song.” She briefly studied law, but left the program to pursue a graduate degree in English. She studied English at the University of New Mexico, and graduated with honors. She is a talented poet and prose writer, whose work incorporates elements of Native American storytelling traditions. Leslie Marmon Silko was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but was raised in Laguna Pueblo. ![]() Leslie Marmon Silko Leslie Marmon Silko (1948- ) ![]()
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