Sacred city / Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Alst, Theodore C., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Social conditions--Fiction.

Indians of North America.

Indians--21st century--Fiction.

Indians.

Gang members.

Indians of North America--Social conditions.

Gang members--Fiction.

Street life--Fiction.

Street life.

Chicago (Ill.)--21st century--Fiction.

Chicago (Ill.).

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xiii, 175 pages : map ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Chicago: home to urban Indians and immigrants and working folks and the whole gamut of people getting by in a world that doesn't care whether they do so or not. Sacred City is an incomparable follow-up to Van Alst's award-winning debut collection, Sacred Smokes. Our young narrator now heads deeper into the heart of the city and himself, accompanied by ancestors and spirits who help him and the reader see that Chicago was, is, and always will be Indian Country. Part love song and part lament, Sacred City explores what options are available to an intelligent, smart-assed young man who was born poor and grew up in a gang. Van Alst's skillful storytelling takes us on a journey where Chicago will never seem the same" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. The boys are back in town

2. Simon City

3. Unsettling

4. The beach

5. Where's the sunshine?

6. Tecumseh at the tower

7. The lamb

8. By the slice

9. Oracle

10. When two tribes go to war

11. The prophet at the wooden nickel

12. Pop-off

13. Gyros and gaylords

14. Forever young

15. Coyote drinks

16. Black Hawk goes to the zoo

17. Indian wars

18. Gold coin

19. Boy Joe

20. Cedar

21. Up yours, Tom Wolfe

22. We still call it maize

23. Test pattern

ISBN:

0826362869

9780826362865

OCLC:

1245657508