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Mar.05.2012
Response to Askold Melnczuk's Too Vivid for Philosophy
In "Too Vivid for Philosophy:  Reflections on Milan Kundera, Orhan Pamuk, and the Path of Fiction" Askold Melnyczuk's reading of Kundera reveals a limited notion of the political and of story.   Kundera's version of politics, people and the history of the novel is shaped by his experience...
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Nov.03.2011
3rd Annual Native American Heritage Luncheon-given on 2 November 2011 at the University of California at Berkeley
I want to begin by reading the beginning of my novel Urban Nizhóní.  These words set the stage:   Part One: “Those Who Thunder” -Linda Hogan               Nilch’ih roams the land along with his companion, Darkness.  Small...