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Old School Indian
Aaron John Curtis
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Publisher
Zando
Date
May 6, 2025
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Literary
An irreverent coming-of-middle-age story about an Indigenous man's hunger for intimacy, healing, and a second chance.
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Marion Winik
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Wonderfully voicey ... The sly humor never stops, even in the most painful passages.
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Margaret Quamme
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Sharply comic and touching ... The evolving relationship between the narrator and the anti-hero he observes and interferes with gives the novel its considerable power.
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Curtis’ exceptional first novel,
Old School Indian
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