Love Medicine (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
At a glance:
- Author: Louise Erdrich
- First Published: 1984
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Domestic realism, Family literature, Adventure
- Subjects: Culture, Blizzards, Family or family life, Tradition, Prisons, Twentieth century, Nature, Prostitution or prostitutes, Dreams, Poverty or poor people, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Native Americans or American Indians, Storytelling, Adultery, Multiculturalism, Death or dying, Illegitimacy, Spiritualism, Lifestyles, Intermarriage, Convents or nunneries
- Locales: Chippewa Indian Reservation
The Work
A dazzling meld of Native American storytelling and postmodern literary craft, Louise Erdrich’s first novel, Love Medicine, was an immediate success. It quickly made the best-seller lists and gathered an impressive group of awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction, the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award for best first novel, the Virginia McCormack Scully Prize for best book of 1984 dealing with Indians or Chicanos, the American Book Award, and the Los Angeles Times award for best novel of the year.
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Louise Erdrich (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Louise Erdrich (Poetry)Louise Erdrich (Short Fiction)Louise Erdrich (Dictionary of World Biography)Louise Erdrich (Long Fiction)Louise Erdrich (American Indians)Louise Erdrich (Identities and Issues)
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