The Chippewa Landscape of Louise Erdrich [Paperback]

Allan Chavkin (Editor), A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff (Afterword, Contributor), Annette VanDyke (Contributor), Catherine Rainwater (Contributor), Nancy Feyl Chavkin (Contributor), Nancy J. Peterson (Contributor), Robert F. Gish (Contributor), Robert A. Morace (Contributor), William J. Scheick (Contributor), John Purdy (Contributor)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Louise Erdrich is perhaps America's best-known contemporary Native American writer. Her first novel, Love Medicine (LJ 10/1/84), won immediate public and critical acclaim, and she continues to write prolifically, weaving the characters from one novel into the plots of others. These essays focus on how Erdrich integrates her Chippewa heritage into her fiction, examining her use of games of chance, hunting as metaphor, and comedy, among other themes. Essayists include editor Chavin (English, Southwest Texas Univ.), who convincingly demonstrates how Erdrich's 1993 revision of Love Medicine effectively politicizes the novel, making it less susceptible to criticism for stereotypical content. In "Ethnic Signs," Catherine Rainwater (English, St. Edward's Univ.) discusses Erdrich's power as a storyteller, saying she "leads her readers (Indian and non-Indian alike) to see that there are no innocent participants in storytelling." While some of the essays are suitable for informed general readers, others are esoteric enough to appeal only to those in the field.AMary B. Davis, Huntington Free Lib., Bronx, NY
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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: University Alabama Press; 1 edition (January 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817309551
• ISBN-13: 978-0817309558
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,801,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)