Sacred Smokes

Fiction & Literature, Literary
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Author: Theodore C. Van Alst ISBN: 9780826359919
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Publication: August 15, 2018
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Language: English
Author: Theodore C. Van Alst
ISBN: 9780826359919
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication: August 15, 2018
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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