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Description: Swim Home to the Vanished by Brendan Shay Basham "A haunting debut novel in the indigenous Dinâe tradition, Swim Home to the Vanished follows a grief-stricken young man who, after his brothers sudden death, seeks refuge--and oblivion--in a mysterious fishing village of brujas"-- FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award in the Debut Fiction "Swim Home to the Vanished is a lush and fantastic journey through strange lands and minds from an incandescent new voice full of my kind of melancholic brilliance and unromantic magic."--Tommy Orange, author of There, ThereAfter the death of his brother, a grief-stricken young man seeks refuge and oblivion in a secluded fishing village dominated by a family of brujas in this haunting debut novel, inspired, in part, by the ramifications of Diné history and thought--a mesmerizing, original tale in the tradition of works by Toni Morrison, Haruki Murakami, and Gabriel García Márquez.When the river swallowed Kai, Damiens little brother didnt die so much as vanish. As the unbearable loss settles deeper into his bones, Damien, a small-town line cook, walks away from everything he has ever known. Driving as far south as his old truck and his legs allow, he lands in a fishing village beyond the reach of his past where he hopes he can finally forget.But the village has grief of its own. The same day that Damien arrives, a young woman from the communitys most powerful family is being laid to rest. A stranger in town, Damien is the object of gossip and suspicion, ignored by all except the dead girls mother, Ana Maria, who offers Damien a room and a job.Grateful for her kindness, Damien soon begins to fall under Ana Marias charismatic spell. But how long can he resist the rumors swirling through town suggesting she might have had something to do with her daughters death? Or deny his strange kinship with one of Ana Marias surviving daughters, Marta, who knows too well the grief that follows the loss of a sibling--and who is driven by a fierce need for revenge? Swiftly, Damien finds himself caught in a power struggle between the brujas, a whirlwind battle that threatens to sweep the whole village out to sea.Resonant with the Diné creation story and the unshakeable weight of the Long Walk--the forced removal of the Navajo from their land--Swim Home to the Vanished explores the human capacity for grief and redemption, and the lasting effects it has on the soul. Author Biography Brendan Shay Basham (Diné) is a fiction writer, poet, educator, and former chef, born in Alaska and raised in Northern Arizona. He received his MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts, and a BA in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College. His work has appeared in Puerto del Sol, Santa Fe Literary Review, Yellow Medicine Review, and Juked, among other publications. He is a recipient of Poetry Northwests inaugural James Welch Prize for Indigenous writers, the Ucross Foundations first Fellowship for Native American Writers, and fellowships from the Truman Capote Literary Trust, Tin House, and Writing By Writers. Basham lives in Baltimore, where he runs a make-believe café with his wife and dog. Review "Swim Home to the Vanished is a lush and fantastic journey through strange lands and minds from an incandescent new voice full of my kind of melancholic brilliance and unromantic magic. The book devastates buoyantly, sensually, like some culinary chimera rising from heretofore unknown waters to take you under and wrap you like a song. Brendan Bashams novel is the announcement of an emerging writer fully formed." -- Tommy Orange, author of There There"Basham shines in his depictions of Damiens yearning and catharsis. . . . Readers will find much to admire in the authors unique voice." -- Publishers Weekly"Swim Home to the Vanished is a lush, soulful saga about profound loss and the mysteries of carrying on under its weight. An audacious debut novel bristling with insight, imagination, and real heart." -- Claire Vaye Watkins, author of I Love You, But Ive Chosen Darkness"Sumptuous, mysterious. . . . [Readers] can revel in being swept away by Bashams creation of a sensually rich world in constant and often violent change." -- Booklist"In Swim Home to the Vanished, Brendan Basham has delivered a profoundly moving novel of originality, full of grief and hope. It is a bold and powerful new work of fiction." -- Brandon Hobson, author of The Removed "Bashams debut novel is complex and enigmatic, featuring a mythic sensibility and elements of magical realism, including the early stages of Damiens metamorphosis into a fish and other characters taking on the physical characteristics of lizards and insects. The novels prose is lush and evocative, and theres an almost erotic charge to Bashams writing about food, a central element in the story." -- Kirkus Reviews"Basham has a particular gift for transmuting inner intangible turmoils into corporeal form; the various characters physical transformations from human to creature are a creative epigenetic exploration of the ways in which trauma and grief shape who we are." -- BookPage"An incantatory trip through place and time, fueled by grief and animated by magic. . . . Right away, we know we are to be guided by a writer (Basham is Diné) with an ear for poetry who also is attuned to the lasting scars caused by westward colonial expansion in the United States. . . . Out of this emerge scenes full of natural wonder, deeply imagined and described in bravura prose, the novelistic equivalent of a big-screen final reel." -- Star Tribune"Swim Home to the Vanished powerfully explores the lasting impact of grief and redemption by interweaving Diné history and traditional myths." -- Electric Literature, "16 New Books by Indigenous Authors You Should Be Reading" Details ISBN0063241099 Pages 240 Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780063241091 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-08-20 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2024-08-20 Imprint US Harper Perennial Publisher US HarperCollins Author Brendan Shay Basham We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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