Tommy Orange Books

January 19, 1982

Tommy Orange is an author whose works delve deeply into the complex themes of Indigenous identity and history. Through his writing, he explores the clash between tradition and modernity, often focusing on narratives that have been overlooked in mainstream accounts. His distinctive style and incisive perspective offer readers an immersive and thought-provoking experience that illuminates the enduring impact of the past on the present.

There there
304 pages
11 hours of reading
4.1(4546)Add rating
Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and hoping to reconnect with her estranged family. That's why she is there. Dene is there because he has been collecting stories to honour his uncle's death, while Edwin is looking for his true father and Opal came to watch her boy Orvil dance. All of them are connected by bonds they may not yet understand. All of them are there for the celebration that is the Big Oakland Powwow. But Tony Loneman is also there. And Tony has come to the Powwow with darker intentions.
Wandering Stars
"Wandering Stars" explores the lasting impacts of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians, culminating in the traumatic events following Orvil Redfeather's shooting in "There There."
Verlorene Sterne
Roman
In "There There" verknüpft Tommy Orange die Geschichten von Orvil Red Feather, der mit Schmerzmittelabhängigkeit kämpft, und seinem Vorfahren Jude Star, der 1864 gegen die Vernichtung seiner Kultur ankämpft. Das Buch beleuchtet die anhaltenden Folgen von Kolonialgeschichte und die Herausforderungen der indigenen Identität in Amerika.

There there

Wandering Stars

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