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   Orange incorporates snippets of Native American history, statistics, and cultural commentary throughout There There, including references to historical massacres and contemporary socioeconomic data affecting Indigenous peoples.

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   In There There, Orange employs a narrative structure where each character has their own chapter written in distinct voices, creating 12 separate but interwoven perspectives that build toward the powwow climax.

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   Oakland's setting in There There reflects Orange's own upbringing in the city, where he explores themes of Native American urban identity and displacement throughout the interconnected narratives.

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   The novel There There features twelve interconnected Oakland-based Native American characters whose stories converge at the Big Oakland Powwow.

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   Tommy Orange's debut novel There There was published in July 2018 and won the PEN/Hemingway Award in 2019.

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