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People of the Whale A Novel

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ISBN-10: 0393335348

ISBN-13: 9780393335347

Edition: 2009

Authors: Linda Hogan, Hogan

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“Deeply ecological, original, and spellbinding. . . . [A] hauntingly beautiful novel of the hidden dimensions of life.” — Booklist , starred review Raised in a remote seaside village, Thomas Witka Just marries Ruth, his beloved since infancy. But an ill-fated decision to fight in Vietnam changes his life forever: cut off from his Native American community, he fathers a child with another woman. When he returns home a hero, he finds his tribe in conflict over the decision to hunt a whale, both a symbol of spirituality and rebirth and a means of survival. In the end, he reconciles his two existences, only to see tragedy befall the son he left behind.
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Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/17/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.19" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English