A gently powerful memoir about deepening your relationship with your
homeland.
For the first time in more than twenty-five years, Greg Sarris--whose
novels are esteemed alongside those of Louise Erdrich and Stephen Graham
Jones--presents a book about his own life. In Becoming Story he asks:
What does it mean to be truly connected to the place you call home--to
walk where innumerable generations of your ancestors have walked? And
what does it mean when you dedicate your life to making that connection
even deeper? Moving between his childhood and the present day, Sarris
creates a kaleidoscopic narrative about the forces that shaped his early
years and his eventual work as a tribal leader. He considers the deep
past, historical traumas, and possible futures of his homeland. His
acclaimed storytelling skills are in top form here, and he charts his
journey in prose that is humorous, searching, and profound. A gently
powerful memoir, Becoming Story is also a master class in the art of
belonging to the place where you live.