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This Town SleepsDennis E. Staples

This Town Sleeps

2020224 pages
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"Set on an Ojibwe reservation in northern Minnesota, This Town Sleeps is the story of Marion Lafournier, a gay Ojibwe man, and his search for meaning in a town he cannot seem to leave. When he begins a romance with a closeted former high school classmate Shannon, Marion finds himself struggling to connect with the volcanic and unstable man. One night, while roaming the dark streets of Geshig, Marion unknowingly brings to life a dog from underneath the elementary school playground. The mysterious revenant leads him to the grave of Kayden Kelliher, an Ojibwe basketball star who was murdered at…

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Editions

3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2021
    Counterpoint · 224 pages · 9781640094642
  • Other · English · 2020
    Counterpoint Press · 224 pages · 9781640092846
  • Other · English · 2020
    Counterpoint Press · 224 pages · 9781640092853
American literatureGay men, fictionIndians of north america, fictionFiction, psychologicalFiction, mystery & detective, generalGay menFictionOjibwa Indians