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The Redemption of Oscar Wolf
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8,49 € |
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| Verlag: | Dundurn |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 15.06.2013 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781459709836 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 272 |
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Beschreibungen
<p>A young First Nations man sets out from his Muskoka home in a quest for redemption after a terrible fire. <br><br></p>
<p>In the early 1930s, Oscar Wolf, a 13-year-old Native from the Chippewas of Rama Indian Reserve, sets fire to the business section of his village north of Toronto in a fit of misguided rage against white society, inadvertently killing his grandfather and a young maid. Tortured by guilt and fearful of divine retribution, Oscar sets out on a lifetime quest for redemption. </p>
<p>His journey takes him to California where he works as a fruit picker and prizefighter during the Great Depression, to the Second World War where he becomes a decorated soldier, to university where he excels as a student and athlete, and to the diplomatic service in the postwar era where he causes a stir at the United Nations in New York and in Colombia and Australia. </p>
<p>Beset by an all-too-human knack for making doubtful choices, Oscar discovers that peace of mind is indeed hard to find in this saga of mid-20th-century aboriginal life in Canada and abroad that will appeal to readers of all backgrounds and ages.</p>
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<p>In the early 1930s, Oscar Wolf, a 13-year-old Native from the Chippewas of Rama Indian Reserve, sets fire to the business section of his village north of Toronto in a fit of misguided rage against white society, inadvertently killing his grandfather and a young maid. Tortured by guilt and fearful of divine retribution, Oscar sets out on a lifetime quest for redemption. </p>
<p>His journey takes him to California where he works as a fruit picker and prizefighter during the Great Depression, to the Second World War where he becomes a decorated soldier, to university where he excels as a student and athlete, and to the diplomatic service in the postwar era where he causes a stir at the United Nations in New York and in Colombia and Australia. </p>
<p>Beset by an all-too-human knack for making doubtful choices, Oscar discovers that peace of mind is indeed hard to find in this saga of mid-20th-century aboriginal life in Canada and abroad that will appeal to readers of all backgrounds and ages.</p>
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A saga of mid-20th-century Native life in Canada and abroad,
<i>The Redemption of Oscar Wolf</i> is a novel of resonating ideas and unforgettable characters with a fascinating anti-hero protagonist who sets out on a quest for redemption after a terrible fire in his hometown kills his grandfather and a young maid.
<i>The Redemption of Oscar Wolf</i> is a novel of resonating ideas and unforgettable characters with a fascinating anti-hero protagonist who sets out on a quest for redemption after a terrible fire in his hometown kills his grandfather and a young maid.
James Bartleman is the bestselling author of the novel
<i>As Long as the Rivers Flow</i> and the memoir
<i>Raisin Wine: A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka</i>. A member of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, he was lieutenant governor of Ontario from 2002 to 2007. He lives in Perth, Ontario.
<i>As Long as the Rivers Flow</i> and the memoir
<i>Raisin Wine: A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka</i>. A member of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, he was lieutenant governor of Ontario from 2002 to 2007. He lives in Perth, Ontario.
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