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Tommy Orange is here to hold the door open for future Indigenous writers

Tommy Orange is here to hold the door open for future Indigenous writers

FromNPR's Book of the Day


Tommy Orange is here to hold the door open for future Indigenous writers

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Nov 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This Thanksgiving, we're bringing you an author whose narrative likely runs counter to what you learned in school. Tommy Orange's novel, There There, is a brutal, remarkable, and necessary Native history. It's also a story of the shameful way America still treats its Native people. Orange was not comfortable with his new rising fame back in 2018. But he told NPR's Lynn Neary it was important to him to pave the way, spotlight and all, for young Indigenous writers.
Released:
Nov 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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