| People of the Whale Contributor(s): Hogan, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393335348 ISBN-13: 9780393335347 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: "Deeply ecological, original, and spellbinding. . . . [A] hauntingly beautiful novel of the hidden dimensions of life." -Booklist, starred review |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Native American & Aboriginal - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.56" W x 8.1" (0.58 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hogan, Linda: - Linda Hogan was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Mean Spirit. Her other honors include an American Book Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She lives in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. |