Crazy brave : A Memoir
Harjo, Joy2013
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Narrating the complexities of betrayal and love, "Crazy Brave" is a memoir about family and the breaking apart necessary to find a voice. Harjo's tale of a hardscrabble youth, young adulthood, and transformation into an award-winning poet and musician is haunting and unique. In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo details her journey to becoming a poet. Born in Oklahoma, the end place of the Trail of Tears, Harjo grew up learning to dodge an abusive stepfather by finding shelter in her imagination, a deep spiritual life, and connection with the natural world. Narrating the complexities of betrayal and love, Crazy Brave is a haunting, visionary memoir about family and the breaking apart necessary in finding a voice.
Main title:
Crazy brave : A Memoir / Joy Harjo.
Author:
Harjo, Joy, author
Imprint:
New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2013.
Collation:
176 pages : 12 photographs ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780393345438
Dewey class:
B HAR HAR
Language:
English
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BRN:
2282933
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