in which stories contain themes of a return to reservation life and tradition, as well as ceremonies and the rituals of tribal people. Tayo's reconciliation with his heritage and identity fit into those classification, and those themes "serve as exemplars of the desire felt by native people to return to the old ways and to live lives of tribal sovereignty and the exploration and desire for discovery/recovery of identity, both individual and collective." Tayo's return to reservation life is fraught with his struggles with post-traumatic-stress-disorder, as well as his experiences and observations on the modern horrors of poverty and alcoholism that have affected his friends and family. In contrast, Silko shares poems and Laguna creation legends that keep the story grounded in tradition. Since the publication of Ceremony, author Leslie Marmon Silko has achieved much acclaim within Native American literary communities. In 1994, Silko was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas. Versions and editions Ceremony was published in 1977, by Viking Press, as a hardcover first edition, the dust jacket featuring a photograph by Lee H. Marmon (the author's father) of a pueblo village along a cliff edge. The hardcover was reprinted in July, 1977, with an updated blurb on the rear DJ flap. Both hardcover editions are highly prized by book collectors. Ceremony was published as a mass market paperback in 1978 by New American Library under its Signet imprint with striking cover art of the protagonist Tayo in the foreground, an eagle rising behind him. Penguin issued the novel as a trade paperback in 1986, when Ceremony started to appear in college curricula. The College Board's Advanced Placement English program soon included Ceremony in its list of recommended works for high school AP literature classes, keeping the novel in demand. In 2006, Penguin re-released Ceremony in a deluxe 30th anniversary edition with a glorious blue cover, a single silver feather floating in the center. This edition also featured a new introduction by Larry McMurtry, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer and Academy Award-winning screenwriter, as well as a new preface by the author. Further reading References 1977 American novels American magic realism novels Novels by Leslie Marmon Silko Native American novels American Book Award-winning works Nonlinear narrative novels Viking Press books