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The narrative follows journalist Jon Lurie and fifteen-year-old Jose Perez, who both grapple with personal crises and cultural disconnection. Lurie, a son of a Holocaust survivor, and Jose, a Lakota-Puerto Rican, embark on a transformative two-thousand-mile canoe trip inspired by Eric Arnold Sevareid's classic. Their adventure through challenging landscapes and societal issues becomes a profound journey of self-discovery, addressing themes of identity, heritage, and the impact of historical erasure, all conveyed through gritty and honest prose.
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Canoeing with Jose, Jon Lurie
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- Canoeing with Jose
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jon Lurie
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN13
- 9781571313218
- Category
- Biographies and Thoughts
- Description
- The narrative follows journalist Jon Lurie and fifteen-year-old Jose Perez, who both grapple with personal crises and cultural disconnection. Lurie, a son of a Holocaust survivor, and Jose, a Lakota-Puerto Rican, embark on a transformative two-thousand-mile canoe trip inspired by Eric Arnold Sevareid's classic. Their adventure through challenging landscapes and societal issues becomes a profound journey of self-discovery, addressing themes of identity, heritage, and the impact of historical erasure, all conveyed through gritty and honest prose.