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There There
Tommy Orange · historical fiction
Urban Native lives converge toward a powwow in Oakland (SAH Prize 2019).
About this historical novel
There There by Tommy Orange is historical fiction set around contemporary / historical strands in the Late 20th century / Cold War period with key settings including Oakland, United States. Urban Native lives converge toward a powwow in Oakland (SAH Prize 2019).
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction and 7. Family saga so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include identity, urban life, and indigenous. It also appears on our prize-winner shelf—useful if you like critically recognized historical novels.
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Plot summary
Urban Native lives converge toward a powwow in Oakland (SAH Prize 2019).
Awards
- ★ Society of American Historians Prize for Historical Fiction · 2019 (winner)
Biennial US prize (formerly James Fenimore Cooper Prize) for historical fiction on an American subject.
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Regions & places
North America
Oakland · United States
Themes
- identity
- urban life
- indigenous
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