Tony Hillerman : a life /

"Full-length biography of mystery writer, Tony Hillerman (1925-2008), whose Leaphorn/Chee novels introduced non-Native Americans to the mysteries of Navajo culture"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Morris, James McGrath (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Hillerman, Tony. 1900-1999 Novelists, American > 20th century > Biography. Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism. Navajo Indians in literature. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies. Detective and mystery stories, American. Novelists, American. Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Sacred heart
The world beyond
Inductee
War
Battle
Wounded
Enemy way
University of Oklahoma
Borger
Feeding the wire
Santa Fe
Back to school
No more excuses
The birth of Leaphorn
Professor Hillerman
The great American novel
Leaphorn returns
The Edgar
Trouble with Leaphorn
The invention of Chee
Two stories, two novels
Character identity crisis
Breakout
Leaphorn and Chee go to Hollywood
Into a heart of darkness
A fallen man
The farewell quartet
The blue flint girl.