The Names: A Memoir
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The Names: A Memoir is an autobiographical work by N. Scott Momaday that reflects on his Kiowa heritage, family history, and the power of language and storytelling.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Names: A Memoir canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | N. Scott Momaday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
family stories
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personal recollections ⓘ reflections on language ⓘ tribal history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
Native American spirituality
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cultural memory ⓘ interplay of myth and history ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ power of names ⓘ relationship between land and identity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Kiowa people
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Momaday family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Native American literature
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autobiography ⓘ |
| hasAuthorBackground | Kiowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
lyrical prose
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meditative essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
continuity of tradition
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memory and storytelling ⓘ personal and collective identity ⓘ sacredness of names ⓘ survival of culture ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers of Native American literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Native American Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Kiowa heritage
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family history ⓘ identity ⓘ language ⓘ memory ⓘ place ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | nonlinear ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
House Made of Dawn
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The Way to Rainy Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
American Southwest
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Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 20th century ⓘ |
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