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One Page: Tommy Orange and Waubgeshig Rice
Description
Canada's Virtual Series continues with a talk from Tommy Orange, the author of There There.Additional Information
This event is hosted by One Page: Canada's Virtual Literary Series. Please register at https://www.crowdcast.io/onepage.
In a sweeping yet nuanced exploration of identity and the role of Native Americans in a contemporary urban America (in this case, Oakland, California), Cheyenne and Arapaho author, Tommy Orange’s novel There There presents a complex portrait of urban life and the impact that racism, ignorance and historical wrongs has had on an interconnected group of Native American characters. Inspired by a Gertrude Stein line about Oakland and all the ways it changed upon her return (“there is no there there”), Orange plays with this paradox of cities being both permanent and ever-changing places of nostalgia, desperation and success. The best-selling novel, one of America’s most critically acclaimed works of fiction in recent years, was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer.
Tommy Orange talks with Anishnaabe journalist and author Waubgeshig Rice (Moon of the Crusted Snow).
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When
Oct 29 2020, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Where
Online,
Event Type
Special Events
Topic
Special Event, Artist and Author Talks