{"product_id":"plastic-indian-a-collection-of-stories-and-other-writings-9780806161518","title":"Plastic Indian: A Collection of Stories and Other Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"So what does it mean to be a Cherokee?\" asks Cherokee author Robert J. Conley at the start of this delightful collection of his writings. Throughout his prolific career, Conley used his art to explore Cherokee identity and experience. With his passing in 2014, Native American literature--and American literature in general--lost a major voice. Fortunately, this posthumous publication, edited by the author's wife, Evelyn L. Conley\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e offers readers the opportunity to appreciate anew the blend of humor, candor, and creativity that makes his work so exceptional.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Best known as a novelist, especially for his beloved Real People series, Conley was also a masterful writer of short stories, essays, plays, and speeches. The breadth of his talents is on full display in this wide-ranging collection, which begins with his very last public address, delivered in North Carolina in 2013. Following that speech, the reader is treated to what may be Conley's most famous short story, \"Plastic Indian,\" the hilarious tale of three Cherokee youths who try to take down a giant plastic Indian located along Highway 51 between Tahlequah and Tulsa.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Like many of Conley's works, \"Plastic Indian\" is set in contemporary times, but as we discover through the stories that follow, the author drew inspiration from traditional Cherokee folktales and oral storytelling. His delight in the spoken word is evident in the single play featured in this volume, based on the writings of ethnographer James Mooney and originally performed for radio.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conley is also celebrated for his accurate depictions of the Old West (it is no accident that he was the first American Indian president of the distinguished Western Writers of America association), so the collection would not be complete without two of his cowboy stories, namely \"The Execution\" and \"Nate's Revenge.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The volume concludes with four of the author's speeches. Laced with the author's typical dry humor, these personal testimonies serve as a moving coda to the author's extensive and illustrious career.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert J. Conley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806161518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConley, Robert J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert J. Conley\u003c\/b\u003e (1940-2014) was the author of the Real People series, \u003ci\u003eThe Witch of Goingsnake and Other Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMountain Windsong, and \u003c\/i\u003eWil Usdi\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eConley was a three-time winner of the Spur Award and was named Oklahoma Writer of the Year in 1999. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHobson, Geary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeary Hobson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Oklahoma, author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Last of the Ofos, \u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Remembered Earth: An Anthology of Contemporary Native American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40174236270707,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9bc27bc5-0ccc-43c0-935b-52a598b87695.jpg?v=1655299215","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/plastic-indian-a-collection-of-stories-and-other-writings-9780806161518","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}