{"product_id":"wandering-stars-tommy-orange","title":"Wandering Stars (Tommy Orange)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024\u003cbr\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Wandering Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is the kind of book that saves lives' Kaveh Akbar, author of \u003ci\u003eMartyr!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Among the tragedy .... there is redemption and humanity. It's a stunning book' Dua Lipa, \u003ci\u003eService95 \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heart-rending story of a Native American community told through the generations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColorado, 1864. Star, a young survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre, is brought to the Fort Marion prison castle where he is forced to learn English and practice Christianity by an evangelical prison guard, who will go on to found the Carlisle Indian Industrial school, dedicated to the eradication of Native history, culture and identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears later, Star's son, Charles, is sent to this school, where he is brutalised by the same man. Together with fellow student Opal Viola, Charles envisions a future far away from the institutional violence that follows their bloodlines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of poetry music, rage and love, \u003ci\u003eWandering Stars, \u003c\/i\u003elooks to the past and future across the generations of the Bear Shield and Red Feather family, finding their way through displacement and pain, towards home and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR 2024\u003cbr\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wondrous' \u003cb\u003eNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of \u003ci\u003eChain-Gang All-Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eThis novel is alive' \u003cb\u003eTess Gunty, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rabbit Hutch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A towering achievement' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As vital as air' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTommy Orange\u003c\/b\u003e is faculty at the Institute of American Indian Arts MFA program. An enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, he was born and raised in Oakland, California. Orange's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThere There\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize, and received the 2019 American Book Award. \u003ci\u003eWandering Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is his second book, and was longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 336 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65838849261917,"sku":"K097549448","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9754944800001A.jpg?v=1788760787","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/wandering-stars-tommy-orange","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}