| Edition |
First paperback edition. |
| Description |
267 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent. |
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unmediated n rdamedia. |
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volume nc rdacarrier. |
| Note |
"Readers Round Table, Algonquin. Reader's guide and other special features inside"--Back cover. |
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"Originally published in hardcover by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in July 2022." |
| Contents |
Lena Stopp (1976) -- Vincent Geimausaddle (1981) -- Hayes Shade (1986) -- Lila Geimausaddle-Quoetone (1990) -- Quinton Quoetone (1993) -- Turtle Geimausaddle (1995) -- Yolanda "Sissy" Chavez (1999) -- Hank Quoetone (2003) -- Araceli Chavez (2005) -- Leander Chasenuh (2008) -- Opbee Geimausaddle (2010) -- Ever Geimausaddle (2013). |
| Summary |
Diverse Voices and Topics. |
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Told in a series of voices, Calling for a Blanket Dance takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle through the multigenerational perspectives of his family as they face myriad obstacles. His father's injury at the hands of corrupt police, his mother's struggle to hold on to her job and care for her husband, the constant resettlement of the family, and the legacy of centuries of injustice all intensify Ever's bottled-up rage. Meanwhile, all of Ever's relatives have ideas about who he is and who he should be. His Cherokee grandmother urges the family to move across Oklahoma to find security; his grandfather hopes to reunite him with his heritage through traditional gourd dances; his Kiowa cousin reminds him that he's connected to an ancestral past. And once an adult, Ever must take the strength given to him by his relatives to save not only himself but also the next generation of family. How will this young man visualize a place for himself when the world hasn't given him a place to start with? |
| Awards |
Winner of the Pen America Literary Award for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction, 2023. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Fiction.
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Families -- United States -- Fiction.
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Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
1643753916 (paperback) |
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9781643753911 (paperback) |
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