Book
Calling for a blanket dance / a novel by Oscar Hokeah.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643751474 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 258 pages : genealogical table ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2022.
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| Subject: | Families > United States > Fiction. Indigenous peoples > North America > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Novels. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
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- Baker & Taylor
"A young Native American boy in a splintering family grasps for stability and love, making all the wrong choices until he finds a space of his own"-- - Baker & Taylor
Follows the life of Ever Geimausaddle, a young Native American, through the multigenerational perspectives of his family as they face policy corruption, threats of job loss, constant resettlement and the pent up rage of centuries of injustice. 30,000 first printing. - Grand Central Pub
Winner of the PEN America/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel * Finalist for the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize * Finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize/Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction Â
âA profound reflection on the intergenerational nature of cultural trauma⦠Hokeahâs characters exist at the intersection of Kiowa, Cherokee and Mexican identity, which provides a vital exploration of indigeneity in contemporary American letters.â âThe New York Times Book Review
A moving and deeply engaging novel about a young Native American man as he learns to find strength in his familial identity. ?
Oscar Hokeahâs electric debut takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle, whose familyâpart Mexican, part Native Americanâis determined to hold onto their community despite obstacles everywhere they turn. Everâs father is injured at the hands of corrupt police on the border when he goes to visit family in Mexico, while his mother struggles both to keep her job and care for her husband. And young Ever is lost and angry at all that he doesnât understand, at this world that seems to undermine his sense of safety. Everâs relatives all have ideas about who he is and who he should be. His Cherokee grandmother, knowing the importance of proximity, urges the family to move across Oklahoma to be near her, while his grandfather, watching their traditions slip away, tries to reunite Ever with his heritage through traditional gourd dances. Through it all, every relative wants the same: to remind Ever of the rich and supportive communities that surround him, there to hold him tight, and for Ever to learn to take the strength given to him to save not only himself but also the next generation.
How will this young man visualize a place for himself when the world hasnât made room for him to start with? Honest, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting, Calling for a Blanket Dance is the story of how Ever Geimausaddle finds his way home.
"STUNNING." âSusan Power, author of The Grass Dancer - Workman Press.
A moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young Native American man finding strength in his familial identity, from a stellar new voice in fiction.
Told in a series of voices, Calling for a Blanket Dance takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle through the multigenerational perspectives of his family as they face myriad obstacles. His fatherâs injury at the hands of corrupt police, his mother's struggle to hold on to her job and care for her husband, the constant resettlement of the family, and the legacy of centuries of injustice all intensify Everâs bottled-up rage. Meanwhile, all of Everâs relatives have ideas about who he is and who he should be. His Cherokee grandmother urges the family to move across Oklahoma to find security; his grandfather hopes to reunite him with his heritage through traditional gourd dances; his Kiowa cousin reminds him that heâs connected to an ancestral past. And once an adult, Ever must take the strength given to him by his relatives to save not only himself but also the next generation of family.
How will this young man visualize a place for himself when the world hasnât given him a place to start with? Honest, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting, Calling for a Blanket Dance is the story of how Ever Geimausaddle found his way to home.
