{"product_id":"old-school-indian","title":"Old School Indian","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBUZZFEED BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003eA Kirkus Editor’s Pick \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2025: \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCowboys \u0026amp; Indians, Brit + Co, Debutiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere There\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eAll Fours\u003c\/i\u003e in this irreverent coming-of-middle-age story about an Indigenous man’s hunger for intimacy, healing, and a second chance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbe Jacobs is Kanien’kehá: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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow 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 he’s 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―isn’t all that convincing. And Abe’s time off the Rez has made him a thorough skeptic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo heal, Abe will undertake a revelatory journey, confronting the parts of himself he’s hidden ever since he left home and wrestling with the imprint left by his once-passionate marriage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDelivered with crackling wit and heart-wrenching tenderness,\u003ci\u003e Old School Indian\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e\"[An] entrancing new voice . . . Aaron John Curtis will be your new literary obsession.\" —Marion Winik, The Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An inspired novel by an author whose voice absolutely sizzles on the page.” —Nathan Hill, author of Wellness and The Nix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With amazing dexterity, Aaron John Curtis’s moving debut novel combines raucous humor with respect for ancestral traditions.” —Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Zando Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42940185968720,"sku":"9781638931454B","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781638931454-l.jpg?v=1789525514","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/old-school-indian","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}