People of the whale [electronic resource] : a novel / Linda Hogan.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781433244339 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1433244330 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- Publisher: Ashland [Mich.] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 10:25:24. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 149804 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Indians of North America > Fiction. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > Fiction. Culture conflict > Fiction. |
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