I Tell You Now (Second Edition): Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers (American Indian Lives) - Softcover

"Like the cultures from which its many contributors come, this is a protean book-diverse, rich, and revealing at every turn. . . . For those who have yet to come into the literature of contemporary Native American writers, these inclusions offer a taste of what greater richness lies beyond."-Western Historical Quarterly * Western Historical Quarterly * "Rings with an urgency and honesty that promises to go far in setting the record straight about Native American experience in non-Indian dominated America."-Bloomsbury Review * Bloomsbury Review * "I do not know of any book quite like this one. Not only does it gather eighteen eloquent autobiographical essays in one place-a rarity in itself-but they are the life stories of some very significant Native American writers. The combination is unique. . . . On many levels, then, this is a book both enlightening and necessary."-Washington Post Book World * Washington Post Book World * "An important addition to the library of Native American autobiography and a valuable contribution to literary scholarship."-World Literature Today * World Literature Today *

I Tell You Now is an anthology of autobiographical accounts by eighteen notable Native writers of different ages, tribes, and areas. This second edition features a new introduction by the editors and updated biographical sketches for each writer. Brian Swann is a professor of English at Cooper Union in New York City. Arnold Krupat is a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College. His books include The Turn to the Native, available in a Bison Books edition, and Red Matters: Native American Studies.