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People of the whale : a novel
Title:
People of the whale : a novel
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
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.
Year Published:
2008-2009
Series:
Physical Description:
303 p. ; 21 cm.
Note:
Includes a reading group guide.
ISBN:
9780393335347
Publisher:
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2009, c2008.