The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
Native America from 1890 to the Present
$32.17
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
7 May 2020
Summary
FINALIST FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD CHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS ONE OF HIS FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
‘An informed, moving and kaleidoscopic portrait… Treuer’s powerful book suggests the need for soul-searching about the meanings of American history and the stories we tell ourselves about this nation’s past’ New York…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472154941 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472154940 |
| Author: | David Treuer |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2020 |
| Weight: | 510g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 134mm x 42mm |
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An informed, moving and kaleidoscopic portrait… Treuer’s powerful book suggests the need for soul-searching about the meanings of American history and the stories we tell ourselves about this nation’s past. - New York Times Book Review, front page
If you enjoyed There There by Tommy Orange, read The Heartbeat of Wounded KneeTreuer’s forthcoming counternarrative blends memoir - a retelling of his own family and tribe’s experiences - and in-depth, detailed reporting on 125 years of native history. - Washington PostSweeping, essential history…Treuer’s storytelling skills shine…[an] elegant handling of [a] complex narrative - The EconomistIn a marvel of research and storytelling, an Ojibwe writer traces the dawning of a new resistance movement born of deep pride and a reverence for tradition. Treuer’s chronicle of rebellion and resilience is a manifesto and rallying cry. - O, The Oprah MagazineA sweeping history of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the present-disputing the commonly held belief that the infamous 1890 massacre destroyed the Native American population and spirit. Treuer, whose mother is an Ojibwe Indian and who grew up on the reservation before leaving to attend Princeton, presents a more nuanced and hopeful vision of the past and future of Native Americans - Vanity FairThe Heartbeat of Wounded Knee is the essential, intimate story of a resilient people in a transformative era. - The RumpusChapter after chapter, it’s like one shattered myth after another - NPRAlmost 130 years on from that massacre in the snow of South Dakota, Treuer finds that the Indian heart is still beating, and its people are finding ways to be not just in America, but of America. - Sunday TimesAbout The Author
David Treuer
David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. The author of four previous novels, most recently Prudence, and two books of nonfiction, he has also written for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Esquire, Slate, and The Washington Post, among others. He has a Ph.D. in anthropology and teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California.
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