People of the Whale
A Novel
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2009, ©2008.
Format: Book
Description: 303 pages ; 21 cm.
Raised in a remote seaside village, Thomas Witka Just marries Ruth, his beloved since infancy. But an ill-fated decision to fight in Vietnam changes his life forever: cut off from his Native American community, he fathers a child with another woman. When he returns home a hero, he finds his tribe in conflict over the decision to hunt a whale, both a symbol of spirituality and rebirth and a means of survival. In the end, he reconciles his two existences, only to see tragedy befall the son he left behind.
Series: Norton paperback.
Subjects:
1961-1975
Indians of North America -- Fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Fiction.
Culture conflict -- Fiction.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 -- Anciens combattants -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Conflit culturel -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Culture conflict.
Indians of North America.
Veterans.
Vietnam War (1961-1975)
1961-1975
Indians of North America -- Fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Fiction.
Culture conflict -- Fiction.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 -- Anciens combattants -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Conflit culturel -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Culture conflict.
Indians of North America.
Veterans.
Vietnam War (1961-1975)
ISBN:
9780393335347
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Hogan | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | In |
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"First published as a Norton paperback 2009"--Title page verso
Originally published in hardcover: New York : W.W. Norton, 2008.
Includes a reading group guide.
Originally published in hardcover: New York : W.W. Norton, 2008.
Includes a reading group guide.