The Indian Lawyer (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: James Welch
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Suspense
- Subjects: Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Prisoners, Prisons, 1980’s, Native Americans or American Indians, Adultery, Multiculturalism, Lawyers, Mysteries, Basketball
- Locales: Helena, Montana, Montana
The Indian Lawyer, perhaps Welch's least rewarding novel, follows the career of Sylvester Yellow Calf, a successful urban attorney in an otherwise white firm. He is the descendant of earlier Welch characters, Fools Crow's outcast Yellow Kidney and Winter in the Blood's blind Yellow Calf. Even as a respected member of the Montana State Board of Pardons and the newest partner in a prestigious Helena law firm, Sylvester feels alienated. He is not completely comfortable in either the white or the Indian world and is viewed suspiciously by many.
Abandoned by his...
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