While "Native American literature has arrived," bestselling authors such as Sherman Alexie have obscured other Indian writers per Parker (English, U. of Illinois). He discusses themes in works of John Joseph Mathews, D'Arcy McNickles, Ray A. Young Bear, Leslie Marmon Silko, Thomas King, and the reinvention of oral stories as written poems. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)