Tsisqua Nation edition by Doug Thiele Literature Fiction eBooks
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He was an old man who had given up on the world as thoroughly as it had given up on him. But when he got the bad news from the clinic, his rebellious tribal voice demanded that he make a statement with his death. He would kill a greedy coal magnate who was about to destroy countless acres of pristine Virginia marshland and be shot by police in return. It is a decision that accidentally sets him on a dangerous road that would unexpectedly reveal a path true to the earth and still true to himself. Along that path he evades enemies and wins friends, and in the rugged October of the Cherokee mountains he comes to terms with what is important at the end of his life as he becomes a Nation of one Tsisqua’s Nation.
Tsisqua Nation edition by Doug Thiele Literature Fiction eBooks
What a treat! I couldn’t put it down!This is not only a damned good yarn, told by someone whose insights are both personal and compelling, based on a life of uncompromised truth-telling, but the theme, our relationship with our mother, the Earth, is rendered at once urgent, political, personal, and intimate.
The author’s knowledge of the terrain of the Southeast U.S and her flora and fauna, and, more powerfully, the world view of contemporary American Indians who hang on to it despite enormous historical forces to unclench their strong grasp, indeed, to tear out their very nails, makes this story come alive with unique characters and sparkling dialogue that drive an epic with pace and nuance.
I’m familiar with the Mr. Thiele's boldly conceived poetry and this talent drives many of his descriptions, rendering them fresh and full of impact. What bowled me over was the authenticity of his dialogue and his character development. Junie and Martha are unforgettable in their vulnerability and power.
By artfully blending universal themes of capital-driven greed, the groaning of a raped earth, with the personal quests for honestly-lived lives of personal integrity and honoring difficult inter-personal relationships, the author has spun a sweeping, moving story that vividly begs to unfold on the big screen. I’d pay full price to see it!
I’d be honored to join the nation. Hope to see you there.
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Tsisqua Nation edition by Doug Thiele Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Tsisqua's Nation is a good read. The characters are intriguing and developed with amazing insight and depth. The story is unique and wholly engages the reader. The writing is straight forward, honest and sometimes quite beautiful.
The book will appeal to anyone interested in the the historical and current problems of being an American Indian anywhere in the United States, not just the Tsalgi and not just those in Virginia and on the east coast. It will appeal to anyone who has concerns about what we are doing to the environment with our culture of greed. It will appeal to anyone who likes a good detective story. It is also a love story, a story about love between a man and a woman, between a man and his heritage, between a man and his earth. And it is about learning self love it follows a man struggling through a difficult process of self-discovery at the end of his life, a process which gives him a sense of purpose and honor.
I highly recommend the book.
(Full disclosure--Doug Thiele is a personal friend and colleague of mine, whose intelligence, integrity,and character I deeply respect. That said, I will try to be as objective as possible.)
The protagonist of this novel is an aging, haunted, and embittered Native American man, diagnosed with terminal illness, who is seeking an effective, symbolically meaningful way to strike out against the European industrial civilization that has not only stolen his land and annihilated or marginalized his people, but is raping and poisoning the very Earth itself, especially in the coal-mining areas of his Cherokee homeland--the southern Appalachians. After his first, failed attempt at this symbolic revenge (no spoilers, here) he is a fugitive, hotly pursued by the authorities and a sinister private detective, and striving to protect his love-interest, a young woman named Junie who has given him shelter. Thiele keeps the suspense wound up tight, as Tsisqua, the protagonist, uses his wits to stay one step ahead of his relentless pursuers, until he winds up in the wilds of North Carolina, where modern remnants of the original Cherokee population can still be found. Once again, I will not disclose any more of the plot...
Thiele is very skillful in his skillful characterizations, especially of the back-country Cherokees (which I assume to be an anglicized version of “Tsalagi”) of southern Appalachia with whom Tsisqua takes refuge—that is, Tuscola, his young, droll, melancholy, suspicious, and wise wife Martha, and their friends Barney, George, and especially the ornery little old lady Hattie. Thiele captures these country folks’ manner—brusque, taciturn, sardonic, yet resilient and fiercely loyal--in a memorable way.
I also enjoyed the many insightful passages illuminating cultural values and attitudes of Native Americans. One passage that was particularly insightful was the discourse on the meaning of signs “These were not the signs of the white man’s mythology…not ‘supernatural,’ in fact just the opposite…The signs are all around us all the time, and they’re always there for anyone who cares to pay attention. They’re absolutely natural. They’re not some consciousness like the Christian God, giving us clues. They’re just the infinite organism of the earth providing direction for those who need it, just as she provides food and shelter and beauty and danger....” This lyrical passage rings true for me, all the way down.
There are, however, some nagging plausibility issues with the plot line. For example, when Tsisqua walks into the police station posing as Junie’s father in order to release her from custody, readers are likely to scratch their heads, wondering how the police could so easily be duped by a wanted man, for whom all the alerts have already gone out. Likewise when he sets a coal train on fire using flaming arrows, readers who know the high kindling temperature of coal are likely to shake their heads in disbelief. Later, the protagonist exhibits some superhuman powers, such as "dreaming" his way into the consciousness of a bird in flight, through whose eyes he spots his pursuers far down a road that would be otherwise invisible to him. And finally, there is a Deus ex Machina conversion of a key antagonist at the end, which contradicts everything we have learned about this character.
And this is why I gave it only three stars--the plot is the backbone of any novel, no matter how thematically rich it may be. If a reader is distracted by plot elements that strain credibility (or violate familiar physical laws), he or she is likely to lose interest in the story--especially in a suspense novel.
Nevertheless I resonated completely with the main theme of the novel—the imperative, even in the face of death, of bearing witness, of taking a stand against the encroaching, cancerous madness of western industrial civilization. Tsisqua’s “nation” is, indeed my own—the sacred, life-sustaining Earth herself.
What a treat! I couldn’t put it down!
This is not only a damned good yarn, told by someone whose insights are both personal and compelling, based on a life of uncompromised truth-telling, but the theme, our relationship with our mother, the Earth, is rendered at once urgent, political, personal, and intimate.
The author’s knowledge of the terrain of the Southeast U.S and her flora and fauna, and, more powerfully, the world view of contemporary American Indians who hang on to it despite enormous historical forces to unclench their strong grasp, indeed, to tear out their very nails, makes this story come alive with unique characters and sparkling dialogue that drive an epic with pace and nuance.
I’m familiar with the Mr. Thiele's boldly conceived poetry and this talent drives many of his descriptions, rendering them fresh and full of impact. What bowled me over was the authenticity of his dialogue and his character development. Junie and Martha are unforgettable in their vulnerability and power.
By artfully blending universal themes of capital-driven greed, the groaning of a raped earth, with the personal quests for honestly-lived lives of personal integrity and honoring difficult inter-personal relationships, the author has spun a sweeping, moving story that vividly begs to unfold on the big screen. I’d pay full price to see it!
I’d be honored to join the nation. Hope to see you there.
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