Becoming Story: A Natural Journey with Greg Sarris

Litquake and San Francisco Botanical Garden present:

Becoming Story: A Natural Journey with Greg Sarris

Sunday, October 16, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Fragrance Garden

For the first time, novelist Greg Sarris—whose books stand alongside those of Louise Erdrich and Stephen Graham Jones—has written a memoir. In Becoming Story: A Journey among Seasons, Places, Trees and Ancestors, he asks: What does it mean to be truly connected to the place you call home—to walk where innumerable generations of your ancestors have walked? And what does it mean when you dedicate your life to making that connection even deeper?

Moving between his childhood and the present day, Sarris creates a kaleidoscopic narrative about the forces that shaped his early years and his eventual work as a tribal leader. He considers the deep past, historical traumas, and possible futures of his homeland. He charts his journey in prose that is humorous, searching, and profound. In conversation with Alison Owings.

FREE with Garden admission; $5-10 suggested donation