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 of America
surface form: 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
surface form: Nez Perce people

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 of America
surface form: United States
settingTime 1877
subject Nez Perce War

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William T. Vollmann notableWork The Dying Grass
Vollmann notableWork The Dying Grass
subject surface form: William T. Vollmann