Irvin Morris

Irvin Morris (born 1958) is a Navajo Nation author from the Tobaahi clan. ^[1] He has taught at Cornell University, the State University of New York, the University of Arizona, and Dine College. He received his MFA at Cornell University. ^[1] His work, From the Glittering World: A Navajo Story (1997) is a blend of Navajo creation narrative, history, fictionalized memoir, and Navajo stories. ^{[2] [3]} The title is taken from the Navajo creation story about the last of five existing worlds, our own, which is called the glittering world.

Works

• The Blood Stone. From Neon Powwow, edited by Anna Lee Walters, Northland Press, 1993.
• Squatters. From Neon Powwow, edited by Anna Lee Walters, Northland Press, 1993.
• Morris, Irvin. From the Glittering World : a Navajo story. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. ISBN   080612895X

References

1. "Irvin Morris, 1958-". Native American Authors. IPL2. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
2. "From the Glittering World: A Navajo Story by Irvin Morris". 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
3. "From the Glittering World: A Navajo Story". News From Indian Country. October 31, 2001. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2012.

• Kratzert, M. "Native American Literature: Expanding the Canon", Collection Building Vol. 17, 1, 1998, p. 4