InWalking the Choctaw Road, Tingle reaches far back into tribal memory to offer this deeply personal collection of stories woven from the supernatural, mythical, historical and oral accounts of Choctaw people living today. Native American storyteller Joe Bruchac says, “For a good many years now, Tim Tingle has been one of my favorite American story-tellers.Walking the Choctaw Road. . . will stay with you and lend you some of its strength. Cross the river with these stories—they’ll give you safe passage.”
Tim Tinglelives in Canyon Lake, Texas. His appearances throughout the nation push book sales. The cloth edition of this book sold out in little more than a year and is now in its second printing.
Tim Tingle's stories teach us the Choctaw Way, weaving traditional lore, oral histories and everyday life.
Choctaw storyteller Tim Tingle makes his living telling stories and teaching folklore at schools, universities and festivals nationally. The Wordcraft Circle of Native American Writers and Storytellers selected Tim as Contemporary Storyteller of the Year for 2001. Tim Tingle lives in Canyon Lake, Texas, near San Antonio.
Sophisticated narrative devices and some subtle character nuances give these stories a literary cast, but the author’s evocative language, expert pacing, and absorbing subject matter will rivet readers and listeners both. —Booklist
Poetic language and a compelling but quiet voice honor the Native American traditions for both the native and the non-native reader. —Kirkus Reviews
Written in a down-to-earth, highly accessible style, Walking the Choctaw Road is a joy to read, embracing tribal traditions with wry humor, enhanced with liberal highlights of both energy and excitement. —The Midwest Book Review
Storyteller Tim Tingle shares what it means to be Choctaw through 11 moving taleslSi
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