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Discover Tommy Orange's searing debut novel, following a multi-generational cast of characters as they gather for the Big Oakland Powwow.

'A thunderclap' Marlon James
'Astonishing' Margaret Atwood, via Twitter
'Pure soaring beauty' Colm Tóibín

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 here for the celebration that is the Big Oakland Powwow. But Tony Loneman is also there.
And Tony has come to the Powow with darker intentions.

** Shortlisted for the 2020 International Dublin Literary Award **

'An exhilarating, polyphonic debut novel... Dazzling' Daily Telegraph

'Lyrical and playful, shaking and shimmering with energy... Orange creates beauty out of tragedy' Guardian

'Bold and engrossing... Orange has got under his characters' skins, allowing them to speak for themselves' Financial Times

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ISBN9781784707972
PublisherRandom House UK Ltd
Publication Date05/09/19

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  • mai.lieee
    mai.lieee

    333 Followers

    3.5

    Ein bewegendes Buch über Herkunft, Schmerz und Zusammenhalt.

    Dort dort erzählt die Geschichten mehrerer Native Americans in Oakland, die alle aus unterschiedlichen Gründen zu einem Powwow kommen – manche wegen Geld, andere wegen Zugehörigkeit oder persönlicher Geschichte. Jeder kämpft mit seiner eigenen Identität, Traumata und der Frage, was es heißt, heute indigen zu sein. Am Anfang war ich etwas verloren bei den vielen Perspektiven, aber genau das hat das Buch so besonders gemacht. Der Schreibstil ist intensiv, teilweise fast poetisch. Die letzten 60 Seiten waren unglaublich spannend – ich konnte nicht mehr aufhören zu lesen. Das Ende ist offen und schockierend.

    Jun 29, 2025

  • to_read_perchance
    to_read_perchance

    25 Followers

    5.0

    Was für ein großartiges, tiefgründiges, spannendes Buch.

    Mar 20, 2026

  • shewolf
    shewolf

    165 Followers

    4.5

    Gut geschriebener Einblick in die heutige Lebensrealität vieler aus der indigenen Bevölkerung in den USA.

    Sep 25, 2024

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