The ancient traditions and contemporary experiences of Native Americans are reflected in a collection of stories which includes contributions by established authors as well as new writers Editor Lesley has gathered an impressive assortment of short stories for this anthology. The authors include such well-known writers as Michael Dorris, Louise Erdrich, M. Scott Momaday, and Mary Tallmountain as well as some accomplished but less-well-known writers and some totally fresh voices. Some of the stories are excerpted from novels, but many of them are seeing first publication or are reprinted from small literary magazines. Many of these authors deserve a much wider audience, including Debra Earling, whose "The Old Marriage" tells a story of young love reviewed from the distance of maturity, or Maurice Kenny, whose "Wet Moccasins" presents a touching slice of contemporary life. All these stories have a strong sense of person and place and engagingly inform of the Native American condition. Recommended for public and academic collections. - Debbie Bogen schutz, Cincinnati Technical Coll. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. 4x5 inches, with scene of Indian mask 384 pages