PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A wondrous and shattering award-winning novel that follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.A contemporary classic, this “astonishing literary debut” (Margaret Atwood, bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale) “places Native American voices front and center” (NPR/Fresh Air).One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsAmong them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene, pulling his life together after his uncle’s death and working at the powwow to honor his memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil, coming to perform traditional dance for the very first time. They converge and collide on one fateful day at the Big Oakland Powwow and together this chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American—grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroismA book with“so much jangling energy and brings so much news from a distinct corner of American life that it’s a revelation” (The New York Times).It is fierce, funny, suspenseful, and impossible to put down--full of poetry and rage, exploding onto the page with urgency and force. There There is at once poignant and unflinching, utterly contemporary and truly unforgettable.Don't miss Tommy Orange's new book, Wandering Stars!
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There There: A novel
By Tommy Orange
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A wondrous and shattering award-winning novel that follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.A contemporary classic, this “astonishing literary debut” (Margaret Atwood, bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale) “places Native American voices front and center” (NPR/Fresh Air).One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsAmong them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene, pulling his life together after his uncle’s death and working at the powwow to honor his memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil, coming to perform traditional dance for the very first time. They converge and collide on one fateful day at the Big Oakland Powwow and together this chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American—grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroismA book with“so much jangling energy and brings so much news from a distinct corner of American life that it’s a revelation” (The New York Times).It is fierce, funny, suspenseful, and impossible to put down--full of poetry and rage, exploding onto the page with urgency and force. There There is at once poignant and unflinching, utterly contemporary and truly unforgettable.Don't miss Tommy Orange's new book, Wandering Stars!
Popular Reviews(3)
Reviewed by Raymond"There There" is a novel about identity, family, displacement, trauma, and what it means to be Native in modern America. I really enjoyed the way Tommy Orange brings together the stories of multiple characters, each dealing with their own complicated relationships with family, culture, and identity. At first, the different perspectives can feel disconnected, but as the novel progresses, the connections between them become increasingly clear. Orange's writing has something poetic about it. He doesn't romanticize his characters or their experiences, and there are no easy answers. Instead, the novel explores how history and generational trauma continue to affect people's lives while also showing the importance of community and connection. The multiple perspectives and shifting narrative can take some time to get used to, but I think this makes the story more powerful. Each character adds another piece to the larger picture, building toward a devastating and unforgettable conclusion. This is a difficult book at times, but an important one. The characters and their stories stayed with me after I finished reading.
Reviewed by hbics3.5/5, though I do think I’ll need another read-through of this book to fully absorb it.
Reviewed by JuliaBrillante Lektüre, die einen blinden Fleck des eigenen Verstehens aufdeckt: was bedeutet es ein Native in den USA im 21. Jahrhundert zu sein, welchen Herausforderungen, welchen Grenzen, welchen Möglichkeiten begegnet man?? Überhaupt welchen Native Autor*in kennt man? Ein hochinteressantes Stimmengewirr mit einem der fulminantesten Enden, den ich in einem Buch je begegnet bin.