Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Night of the living rez / Morgan Talty.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First US editionDescription: 285 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781953534187
  • 195353418X
Uniform titles:
  • Short stories. Selections
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Burn -- In a jar -- Get me some medicine -- Food for the common cold -- In a field of stray caterpillars -- The blessing tobacco -- Safe harbor -- Smokes last -- Half-life -- Earth, speak -- Night of the living rez -- The name means thunder.
Summary: "Set in a Native community in Maine, Night of the Living Rez is a riveting debut collection about what it means to be Penobscot in the twenty-first century and what it means to live, to survive, and to persevere after tragedy. In twelve striking, luminescent stories, author Morgan Talty--with searing humor, abiding compassion, and deep insight--breathes life into tales of family and a community as they struggle with a painful past and an uncertain future. A boy unearths a jar that holds an old curse, which sets into motion his family's unraveling; a man, while trying to swindle some pot from a dealer, discovers a friend passed out in the woods, his hair frozen into the snow; a grandmother suffering from Alzheimer's projects the past onto her grandson; and two friends, inspired by Antiques Roadshow, attempt to rob the tribal museum for valuable root clubs. A collection that examines the consequences and merits of inheritance, Night of the Living Rez is an unforgettable portrayal of an Indigenous community and marks the arrival of a standout talent in contemporary fiction"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Indigenous Voices | 2024 FPL Reading Challenge: Award Winning Read Fiction notes: Click to open in new window
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Fiction TALTY, MORGAN Available 33111010992242
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Fiction TALTY, MORGAN Available 33111010864797
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Winner of the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection
New England Book Award Winner, Fiction
A Finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction, The Story Prize, B&N Discover Book Prize
A New York Times, TIME , NPR, Esquire, Oprah Daily, Great Group Reads, Tribal College Journal, San Diego Union-Tribune, Ms. Magazine, Writer's Bone, and Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2022

Set in a Native community in Maine, Night of the Living Rez is a riveting debut collection about what it means to be Penobscot in the twenty-first century and what it means to live, to survive, and to persevere after tragedy. In twelve striking, luminescent stories, author Morgan Talty--with searing humor, abiding compassion, and deep insight--breathes life into tales of family and a community as they struggle with a painful past and an uncertain future. A boy unearths a jar that holds an old curse, which sets into motion his family's unraveling; a man, while trying to swindle some pot from a dealer, discovers a friend passed out in the woods, his hair frozen into the snow; a grandmother suffering from Alzheimer's projects the past onto her grandson; and two friends, inspired by Antiques Roadshow, attempt to rob the tribal museum for valuable root clubs.
A collection that examines the consequences and merits of inheritance, Night of the Living Rez is an unforgettable portrayal of an Indigenous community and marks the arrival of a standout talent in contemporary fiction.

Burn -- In a jar -- Get me some medicine -- Food for the common cold -- In a field of stray caterpillars -- The blessing tobacco -- Safe harbor -- Smokes last -- Half-life -- Earth, speak -- Night of the living rez -- The name means thunder.

"Set in a Native community in Maine, Night of the Living Rez is a riveting debut collection about what it means to be Penobscot in the twenty-first century and what it means to live, to survive, and to persevere after tragedy. In twelve striking, luminescent stories, author Morgan Talty--with searing humor, abiding compassion, and deep insight--breathes life into tales of family and a community as they struggle with a painful past and an uncertain future. A boy unearths a jar that holds an old curse, which sets into motion his family's unraveling; a man, while trying to swindle some pot from a dealer, discovers a friend passed out in the woods, his hair frozen into the snow; a grandmother suffering from Alzheimer's projects the past onto her grandson; and two friends, inspired by Antiques Roadshow, attempt to rob the tribal museum for valuable root clubs. A collection that examines the consequences and merits of inheritance, Night of the Living Rez is an unforgettable portrayal of an Indigenous community and marks the arrival of a standout talent in contemporary fiction"-- Provided by publisher.

Powered by Koha