Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – Fiction | 2019 | Winner |
About This Book
Twelve Native American characters converge on an Oakland powwow, each carrying a different history, identity, and purpose—and the novel builds toward a violent climax that reveals how history has shaped each of their lives. A debut novel that is simultaneously a map of the urban Native American experience and a profound meditation on what it means to be Indigenous in contemporary America. Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award.
About the Author
Tommy Orange is an American author of Cheyenne and Arapaho descent. Born in Oakland, California, in 1982, he is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he later taught before joining the creative writing faculty at Arizona State University. Read more →
