Sacred Smokes by Theodore C. Van Alst (English) Paperback Book

Description: Sacred Smokes by Theodore C. Van Alst Growing up in a gang in the city can be dark. Growing up Native American in a gang in Chicago is a whole different story. This book takes a trip through that unexplored part of Indian Country, an intense journey that is full of surprises, shining a light on the interior lives of people whose intellectual and emotional concerns are often overlooked. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Growing up in a gang in the city can be dark. Growing up Native American in a gang in Chicago is a whole different story. This book takes a trip through that unexplored part of Indian Country, an intense journey that is full of surprises, shining a light on the interior lives of people whose intellectual and emotional concerns are often overlooked. This dark, compelling, occasionally inappropriate, and often hilarious linked story collection introduces a character who defies all stereotypes about urban life and Indians. He will be in readers heads for a long time to come. Author Biography Theodore C. Van Alst Jr., an associate professor and the chair of Native American Studies at the University of Montana, is a creative editor for Transmotion, an online journal of postmodern indigenous studies. His fiction and photography have been widely published. He is also the editor of The Faster Redder Road: The Best UnAmerican Stories of Stephen Graham Jones (UNM Press). Table of Contents Old Gold Couch Jaggd The Lordsprayer Great America On Ice Bumblebee and the Cherokee Harelip Just Marquee Idiot Blood on the Tracks / No Mas Hound Push It Thunderbird Some Afterwords Acknowledgments Review I havent read anything this real and raw and necessary in a long time. . . . Its a book thatll lodge in you. Theres moments and lines and images in here that cut through all the lies, right into the heart of childhood, right into the beating heart of Indian country."" - Stephen Graham Jones, author of Mongrels: A Novel Review Quote Why do you write shit like that?One of the characters in Van Alsts collection utters that question, blown away by what hes just heard. I echo that questionabout all Van Alsts storiesbut I know the answer: these are truths, on fire, full of pain, and deeply satisfying.Debbie Reese, founder, American Indians in Childrens Literature Details ISBN0826359906 Author Theodore C. Van Alst Pages 176 Publisher University of New Mexico Press Year 2018 ISBN-10 0826359906 ISBN-13 9780826359902 Format Paperback Imprint University of New Mexico Press Place of Publication Albuquerque, NM Country of Publication United States DEWEY 813.6 Language English AU Release Date 2018-08-15 NZ Release Date 2018-08-15 UK Release Date 2018-08-30 Publication Date 2018-08-30 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2018-08-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:118987118;

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