People of the whale : a novel / Linda Hogan.
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...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton,
[2008], ©2008.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Physical Description: | 303 pages ; 22 cm |
Format: | Book |
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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. |
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Call Number: | PS3558.O34726 P46 2008 |
ISBN: | 9780393064575 0393064573 |