The Novels of Louise Erdrich Stories of Her People |
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| Author:
| Jacobs, Connie |
| Series title: | American Indian Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8204-4027-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2001 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $60.95 |
Book Description:
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Louise Erdrich positions herself as a contemporary tribal storyteller with her interlocking tales of her Chippewa people and her German-American ancestors. From the tribe's struggle to survive (
Tracks), to the Depression (
The Beet Queen), to the mid-twentieth century (
Love Medicine), to contemporary times (
The Bingo Palace, Tales of Burning Love, and
The Antelope Wise), Erdrich sympathetically, compassionately, and realistically renders a portrait of...
More DescriptionLouise Erdrich positions herself as a contemporary tribal storyteller with her interlocking tales of her Chippewa people and her German-American ancestors. From the tribe's struggle to survive (Tracks), to the Depression (The Beet Queen), to the mid-twentieth century (Love Medicine), to contemporary times (The Bingo Palace, Tales of Burning Love, and The Antelope Wise), Erdrich sympathetically, compassionately, and realistically renders a portrait of people striving to survive governmental bureaucracy, Catholic Church intrusion, and climatic severity.