The Dying Grass

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The Dying Grass is a sprawling historical novel by William T. Vollmann that chronicles the Nez Perce War of 1877 in his characteristically dense, experimental style.

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instanceOf historical novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author William T. Vollmann ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
genre experimental fiction ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ
war novel ⓘ
hasForm long-form narrative ⓘ
hasTheme colonialism ⓘ
cultural conflict ⓘ
identity ⓘ
imperialism ⓘ
memory and history ⓘ
violence ⓘ
war and displacement ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement postmodern literature ⓘ
literarySeriesCreator William T. Vollmann ⓘ
mainTopic Native American history ⓘ
Nez Perce people ⓘ
linked to: Nez Perce

United States Army ⓘ
mediaType hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
print ⓘ
narrativePerspective multiple viewpoints ⓘ
narrativeStyle dense prose ⓘ
experimental structure ⓘ
notableFor formal experimentation ⓘ
historical detail ⓘ
length ⓘ
originalPublisher Viking ⓘ
pageCountApproximate 1300+ ⓘ
partOf American literature ⓘ
partOfSeries Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes ⓘ
precededBy Europe Central ⓘ
publicationYear 2015 ⓘ
publisherImprint Viking Adult ⓘ
seriesNumber volume 5 ⓘ
settingPlace Pacific Northwest ⓘ
United States ⓘ
settingTime 1877 ⓘ
subject Nez Perce War ⓘ

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William T. Vollmann → notableWork → The Dying Grass ⓘ
William T. Vollmann → notableWork → The Dying Grass ⓘ
subject linked to: Vollmann