The Political Arrays of American Indian Literary History
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All are rendered in the deceptively simple narrative style perfected by Asbjørnsen and “Like the Grimms before them, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Moe—now translated into an English that is and Jørgen Moe applied countless fine calibrations to as finely tuned to the modern ear as it is true make their stories, paradoxically, a perfect capture of folk to the original Norwegian. traditions. Tiina Nunnally set out to make their tales sing Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1885) and in English translation, and presto! Trolls, griffins, Ash Lads, Included here—for the very first time Jørgen Moe (1813–1882) were best known for their and all the wonders of the Norwegian imagination spring in English—are Asbjørnsen and Moe’s monumental collection Norske folkeeventyr (Norwegian to life with renewed cultural energy and élan.” Forewords and Introductions to the early Folktales), which introduced the lively traditions of —Maria Tatar, editor of The Annotated Brothers Grimm Norwegian editions of the tales. Asbjørnsen Norwegian storytelling to readers around the world. gives us an intriguing glimpse into the actual collection process and describes how the Tiina Nunnally is an award-winning translator of The extraordinary folktales collected by Peter stories were initially received, both in Norway Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish literature. Her many Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe began and abroad. Equally fascinating are Moe’s translations include Sigrid Undset’s Marta Oulie; the appearing in Norway in 1841. Over the next two views on how central characters might be Minnesota Trilogy by Vidar Sundstøl; and Ola Larsmo’s decades the publication of subsequent editions interpreted and his notes on the regions Swede Hollow. Her translation of Kristin Lavransdatter: under the title Norske folkeeventyr made the where each story was originally collected. The Cross by Sigrid Undset won the PEN/Book-of-the- names Asbjørnsen and Moe synonymous Nunnally’s informative Translator’s Note places Month Club Translation Prize. with Norwegian storytelling traditions. Tiina the tales in a biographical, historical, and Nunnally’s vivid translation of their monumental Neil Gaiman is a New York Times best-selling author literary context for the twenty-first century. collection is the first new English translation of award-winning titles including Norse Mythology, in more than 150 years—and the first ever to The Norwegian folktales of Asbjørnsen and American Gods, Good Omens, and the groundbreaking include all sixty original tales. Moe are timeless stories that will entertain, Sandman graphic novels. startle, and enthrall readers of all ages. FOLKLORE/SCANDINAVIAN $34.95 £27.99 Cloth/jacket ISBN: 978-1-5179-0568-2 SEPTEMBER 320 pages 2 b&w illustrations 6 x 8 1/4 2 FALL 2019 FALL Reclaiming Life BY SHANNON GIBNEY AND KAO KALIA YANG UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Miscarriage. Stillbirth. Neonatal loss. Fetal and infant death. None of these words were new to us. We were writers. We were women. We were Kristine Heykants Shee Yang daughters. We were mothers, we were on our way to becoming mothers. And yet, our must be tackled in earnest if we are to get knowing the words could not prepare us for to the bottom of disproportionate infant loss the experience of them. None of who we “Pregnancy loss is a most enigmatic and miscarriage among women of color in had been could have prepared us for who we human sorrow, unique to every woman this country, much less have any chance of would become in the wake of these words. who suffers it. These stories of changing it. Grief is a lonely place we have all visited by resilience, grief, and restoration are We raise our voices together, indigenous ourselves, occasionally with others. Some essential, for to understand is to heal.” women and women of color from across of us have built homes to house our grief. the expanse of this country, across the Others shiver in the storms that break, unsure —LOUISE ERDRICH generations of women, to speak to our of where to hide, how to hide, whether they experiences of miscarriage and infant loss want to hide. Each of us, in our own ways not simply to fill a void but to build bridges of and for many of us through our words, have hope and healing from that void, to say to each encountered grief. All of us have awoken from other: we are here. despair only to find ourselves forsaken on the bodies and our lives in a landscape where shores. white supremacy’s reach goes far and deep, Here, where we are important and our children it also points to the historical and ongoing matter profoundly to us, in the space where There is a growing body of research that medical research gender gap. they were and where they continue to be. confirms that the stress from racism that black mothers—and we can assume other We know far less about women’s health, women of color and indigenous women including pregnancy, because women have experiencing systemic oppression in this been historically and persistently excluded country—experience throughout their lifetimes from toxicology or biomedical research. makes it more difficult to carry their babies to Funding for studies focused on women’s full term.While the research is confirming what health issues in particular are few and far EXCERPTED FROM many of us women of color know about our between.