There There

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PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A wondrous and shattering award-winning novel that follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.

A contemporary classic, this “astonishing literary debut” (Margaret Atwood, bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale) “places Native American voices front and center” (NPR/Fresh Air).

One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years

Among them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene, pulling his life together after his uncle’s death and working at the powwow to honor his memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil, coming to perform traditional dance for the very first time. They converge and collide on one fateful day at the Big Oakland Powwow and together this chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American—grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroism

A book with“so much jangling energy and brings so much news from a distinct corner of American life that it’s a revelation” (The New York Times).It is fierce, funny, suspenseful, and impossible to put down--full of poetry and rage, exploding onto the page with urgency and force. There There is at once poignant and unflinching, utterly contemporary and truly unforgettable.

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# of Pages: 304

Book Binding: Paperback

Year of Publication: 2019

Publisher: Vintage

Language: en

ISBN: 9780525436140

Tommy Orange is a Native American author and enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Orange draws from his personal experiences and family history to craft powerful and poignant stories. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts and has received numerous awards and fellowships for his writing. Orange's debut novel, There There, was a New York Times bestseller and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, as well as being a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is known for his honest and raw portrayals of modern-day Native American life and has been praised for his unique and impactful voice in the literary world.