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Beyond the Reserve offers a profound literary exploration into the vibrant tapestry of Indigenous identity as envisioned by Thomas King. Through Medicine River, Green Grass, Running Water, and Truth and Bright Water, the study unearths the deep-rooted resilience, humor, and cultural wisdom embedded in Native storytelling. King's narratives become acts of quiet rebellion-dismantling colonial myths and breathing life into silenced histories. The work celebrates the sacred interconnection between land, memory, and community, where stories are not just told but lived and relived. With lyrical insight, it examines how fragmented identities are healed through ancestral echoes and narrative reclamation. King's use of satire, non-linear time, and trickster figures becomes a symphony of resistance and renewal. This scholarly homage illuminates the evolving pulse of modern Indigeneity. It is a testament to the enduring spirit of a people reclaiming voice, vision, and place. Ultimately, Beyond the Reserve is both an academic odyssey and a cultural revival through story.

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Rituparna Moharana is currently a faculty member in the Department of English at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha. She earned her Ph.D. in English from the same institution, where she undertook an in-depth and insightful exploration of the works of renowned American war correspondent and writer, Martha Gellhorn. Her doctoral dissertation, ""Convergence of Fact and Fiction: A Critical Study on the Literary Journalism of Martha Gellhorn,"" critically examines the nuanced interplay between factual reportage and fictional narrative techniques in Gellhorn's writings, with a special focus on the portrayal of women in wartime landscapes. Her recent publication, an English translation of the Odia short stories from Tarun Kanti Mishra's celebrated collection Bhaswati, was released in 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing, India. With a keen academic interest in literary journalism, gender studies, and translation, Dr. Moharana continues to contribute meaningfully to contemporary literary scholarship and cross-cultural discourse.

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