There There
There There
paperback
Published:
9 May, 2019
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Description
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
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781784707972 |
| ISBN10 | 178470797X |
| Number Of Pages | 304 |
| Item Weight | 213 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 196 x 19 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
How do you rewrite the story of a people? This question shapes Tommy Orange’s sorrowful, beautiful debut novel . . . There There itself is a kind of dance. Even in its tragic details, it is lyrical and playful, shaking and shimmering with energy. The novel dips into the tiniest personal details and sweeps across history. Orange creates beauty out of tragedy. -- Rowan Hisayo Buchanan * Guardian *
[A] bold and engrossing debut… [Orange] has got under his characters’ skins, allowing them to speak for themselves… This is a powerful novel of pain and possibility -- Erica Wagner * Financial Times *
A magnificent achievement… Orange has created a remarkable work, and I have little doubt that he will be ranked in the pantheon of 21st century American novelists -- Stuart Kelly * Scotland on Sunday *
It is optimism that lingers after finishing the book. Fragile and flawed though this hope might be, it remains moving and powerful, just like the rest of Orange’s impressive achievement -- Alexander Larman * Observer *
Compelling and affecting… It’s a searing, haunting read – all the way to its violent, intense climax -- Hephzibah Anderson * Mail on Sunday *
Mr Orange's sparkling debut is not merely a literary triumph but a cultural and political one, too. It is a work of defiance and recovery * Economist *
One of the most dazzling openings I have read this year . . . [An] exhilarating, polyphonic debut novel -- Luiza Sauma * Daily Telegraph *
Articulated bluntly and beautifully by Orange, it’s magnificent, bold, educational and forthright. It’s something of a masterpiece * UK Press Syndication *
An involving and ambitious debut -- Adam Lively * Sunday Times *
There There drops on us like a thunderclap; the big, booming, explosive sound of 21st century literature finally announcing itself. Essential. -- Marlon James
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Author's Bio
Tommy Orange is faculty at the Institute of American Indian Arts MFA program. An enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, he was born and raised in Oakland, California. Orange's debut novel, There There, was a New York Times bestseller, a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize, and received the 2019 American Book Award. Wandering Stars is his second book.