NY, Viking, (1977). The uncorrected proof copy of her first novel, which combines traditional native storytelling with the Western form of the novel to create a book that embodies what it describes -- the book itself is structured as a healing ceremony. It is considered one of the early and key books of the so-called "Native American Renaissance," and Silko one of the writers who defined that movement. The success of this book, both critically and commercially, helped pave the way for the publishing of later Native American writers such as Louise Erdrich, Linda Hogan and others, and it became a standard text on college campuses in the study of multicultural literature. This copy was apparently damaged by the Postal Service on the way to its reviewer and bears a stamp inside the front cover: "Purchased at USPS Auction." The rear cover is much-smudged and detaching from the top; the front cover has a large corner crease; and the prelims have some residual glue that make one blank page inaccessible. The text of the novel is unharmed. A good copy in wrappers. Scarce. [#036843] SOLD