Tortured Skins and Other Fictions

by Maurice Kenny

This collection of short fiction from Mohawk writer Maurice Kenny pushes us to explore truth or what we may perceive as truth, showing us different truths: truth of character, natural truth, everyday truth. Tortured Skins and Other Fictions, fourteen in number, form a cohesive study of characters and the anxiety provoking landscapes they inhabit--seemingly idyllic settings are inverted, becoming corrupt backdrops for slaughter and destruction--a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870135317
• ISBN13: 9780870135316
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Independent Publisher Review

"This collection constitutes a compelling blend of the natural world with the spiritual, a fusion central to Native American lore; it will long linger with its readers." -Deborah Donovan, Independent Publisher

A poetic treasure of prose

Maurice Kenny, best known throughout the world for his award-winning poetry, has put together a set of short stories that stay with you forever. Strong imagery and subtle character building give each story punch, surprise, humor and memorability. The stories flow one to another - never straying from Kenny's strong ties to Native American themes and characters. Each morsel should be savored. I tried to read one a day to have time to reflect and digest each before going on to the next. I confess - I couldn't always control myself!