Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine: A Casebook / Edition 1

by Hertha D. Sweet Wong

Overview

Louise Erdrich's first novel, Love Medicine, came out in 1984 to instant and international acclaim. A short story cycle narrated by a variety of different characters, the book chronicles the intertwined histories of Chippewa and mixed-blood families in North Dakota over half a century, laying bare the ordeals and joys of twentieth-century Native American life. Like the other books in the series, this Casebook presents important background material to establish the context of the novel, interviews with the author, and pivotal critical responses to the work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195127225
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/11/1999
Series:	Casebooks in Criticism
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.16(w) x 5.47(h) x 0.74(d)

About the Author

University of California, Berkeley

Editorial Reviews

"Highly recommended reading for students of contemporary Native American experience in general, and the writings of Louise Erdrich in particular."—The Midwest Book Review

From the Publisher