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People of the whale : a novel / Linda Hogan.

Hogan, Linda. (Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780393064575
  • ISBN: 0393064573
  • Physical Description: 303 p. ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > Fiction.
Culture conflict > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library HOGA 2009 678767 Stacks Available -

Electronic resources

Version of Resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0821/2008025040.html

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