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Humor in Contemporary Native North American LiteratureReimagining Nativeness\nAuthor(s): Eva Gruber\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United States\nImprint: Camden House Inc\nISBN-13: 9781571132574, 978-1571132574\nSynopsis\nEncompassing view of humor in recent Native North American literature, with particular focus on Native self-image and identity.\n\nIn contrast to the popular clich of the \""stoic Indian,\"" humor has always been important in Native North American cultures. Recent Native literature testifies to the centrality of this tradition. Yet literary criticism has so farlargely neglected these humorous aspects, instead frequently choosing to concentrate on representations of trauma and cultural disruption, at the risk of reducing Native characters and Native cultures to the position of the tragicvictim. This first comprehensive study explores the use of humor in today's Native writing, focusing on a wide variety of texts spanning all genres. It combine.