Tommy Orange je autor, ktorého diela sa hlboko ponárajú do zložitých tém spojených s domorodou identitou a históriou. Prostredníctvom svojho písania skúma stret tradície a modernity, pričom sa často zameriava na rozprávanie príbehov, ktoré boli v mainstreamových naratívoch prehliadané. Jeho jedinečný štýl a prenikavý pohľad ponúkajú čitateľom pohlcujúci a podnetný zážitok, ktorý osvetľuje trvalý dopad minulosti na súčasnosť.
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In "There There" verknüpft Tommy Orange die Geschichten von Orvil Red Feather, der mit Schmerzmittelabhängigkeit kämpft, und seinem Vorfahren Jude Star, der 1864 gegen die Vernichtung seiner Kultur ankämpft. Das Buch beleuchtet die anhaltenden Folgen von Kolonialgeschichte und die Herausforderungen der indigenen Identität in Amerika.
"Wandering Stars" explores the lasting impacts of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians, culminating in the traumatic events following Orvil Redfeather's shooting in "There There."
Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and hoping to reconnect with her estranged family. That's why she is there. Dene is there because he has been collecting stories to honour his uncle's death, while Edwin is looking for his true father and Opal came to watch her boy Orvil dance. All of them are connected by bonds they may not yet understand. All of them are there for the celebration that is the Big Oakland Powwow. But Tony Loneman is also there. And Tony has come to the Powwow with darker intentions.