Manifest Manners by Gerald Vizenor

Gerald Vizenor counters the cultural notions of dominance, false representations, and simulations of absence, and, by documents, experience, and theories, secures a narrative presence of Native Americans. (From Bison Books)

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Gerald Vizenor is the author of more than 40 books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, including the American Book Award winner Griever: An American Monkey King in China. He was a professor of American studies and Native American literature and was the Director of Native American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.