Half-Burnt Contributor(s): Grandbois, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1949966038 ISBN-13: 9781949966039 Publisher: Spuyten Duyvil OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Native American & Aboriginal |
Dewey: 813.6 |
LCCN: 2018053142 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.70 lbs) 278 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Set in nineteenth century Minnesota during the events leading up to the Dawes Act of 1887 (one of the biggest land grabs in the history of white and Native relations), Peter Grandbois' new novel, Half Burnt, follows the life of Hole in the Day, arguably the most important historical chief of the Ojibwe nation. Narrated by an aging, M tis priest as he takes the confession of Hole in the Day's right hand man, Niibiinishkang the novel slowly uncovers the mystery of who murdered Hole in the Day. But for a people who have seemingly lost everything is there an easy answer to anything, especially murder? As a spirit from the Land of the Dead tells our narrator: |
Contributor Bio(s): Grandbois, Peter: - Peter Grandbois is the author of nine previous books, the most recent of which is Kissing the Lobster (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018). His poems, stories, and essays have appeared in over one hundred journals. His plays have been performed in St. Louis, Columbus, Los Angeles, and New York. He is a senior editor at Boulevard magazine and teaches at Denison University in Ohio. You can find him at www.petergrandbois.com. |