The Grass Dancer
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The Grass Dancer is a novel by Susan Power
. It received the 1995 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
. Terri Windling
selected it as one of the best fantasy books of 1994, as well as the best fantasy first novel, describing it as "a fine work of American magical realism . . . a richly mythical novel.".
Susan Power
Susan Power is a Standing Rock Sioux author from Chicago. She earned her bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a JD from Harvard Law School...
. It received the 1995 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
The Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award is awarded annually to a novel or book of short stories by an American author who has not previously published a book of fiction. The award is named after Ernest Hemingway and funded by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation, which has been administered by the Hemingway...
. Terri Windling
Terri Windling
Terri Windling is an American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. Windling has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and her collection The Armless Maiden appeared on the short-list for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award...
selected it as one of the best fantasy books of 1994, as well as the best fantasy first novel, describing it as "a fine work of American magical realism . . . a richly mythical novel.".