Indian Affairs (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Larry Woiwode
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: Upper Michigan
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: 1970’s
- Locales: Michigan
Characters Discussed
Christopher (Chris) Van Eeananam, a Lakota Indian on his mother’s side. He has gone with his wife, Ellen, to upper Michigan to complete his dissertation. They are staying in the lakeside cabin owned by his wife’s grandparents where they had spent their honeymoon seven years ago. Chris had worked at a brokerage house in New York before he decided to go back to school to obtain a Ph.D. in literature. He has just turned thirty and is at a critical juncture in his life. His relationship with Ellen is strained because she is still grieving the loss of their...
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