Old School Indian: A Novel

ISBN: 1638931453

Author: Curtis, Aaron John

Condition: New

NATIONAL BESTSELLER BUZZFEED BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"[An] entrancing new voice . . . Aaron John Curtis will be your new literary obsession." -Marion Winik, The Boston Globe"An inspired novel by an author whose voice absolutely sizzles on the page. -Nathan Hill, author of Wellness and The NixWith amazing dexterity, Aaron John Curtiss moving debut novel combines raucous humor with respect for ancestral traditions. -Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du BoisChock-full of humor and grief, packed with intriguing family lore, and written with a tremendous amount of heart.-Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead ThingsThere There meets All Fours in this irreverent coming-of-middle-age story about an Indigenous mans hunger for intimacy, healing, and a second chance.Abe Jacobs is Kanienkehá:ka from Ahkwesáhsne-or, as white people say, a Mohawk Indian from the Saint Regis Tribe. At eighteen, Abe left the reservation where he was raised and never looked back. He met the love of his life, started writing poetry, and began an open marriage.Now at forty-three, Abe is suffering from a rare disease-one his doctors in Miami believe will kill him. Running from his diagnosis and a marriage teetering on collapse, Abe returns to the Rez, where hes persuaded to undergo a healing at the hands of his Great Uncle Budge. But Budge-a wry, recovered alcoholic prone to wearing punk T-shirts-isnt all that convincing. And Abes time off the Rez has made him a thorough skeptic.To heal, Abe will undertake a revelatory journey, confronting the parts of himself hes hidden ever since he left home and wrestling with the imprint left by his once-passionate marriage.Delivered with crackling wit and heart-wrenching tenderness, Old School Indian is a striking exploration of the power and secrets of family, the capacity for healing and intimacy, and the ripple effects of history and culture."A novel of pure heart and mastery. -Morgan Talty, bestselling author of Night of the Living Rez and Fire ExitA Kirkus Editors Pick A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Cowboys & Indians Brit + Co Debutiful