The Red Convertible (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Louise Erdrich
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Plot: Realism, coming of age
- Time of Work: The early 1970's
- Setting: American Indian reservation in North Dakota
- Principal Characters: Henry Lamartine, Lyman Lamartine
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: 1970’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Traveling or travelers, Twentieth century, Mental illness, Native Americans or American Indians, Asia or Asians, Brothers, Violence, Vietnam War, War, Accidents, Death or dying, Veterans, Depression, mental, Alaska, Automobiles, North Dakota
- Locales: North Dakota
The Story
“The Red Convertible,” which also forms a chapter in Louise Erdrich's novel Love Medicine (1984, 1993), is the story of two Native American brothers, Lyman Lamartine and his older sibling, Henry, Jr. Narrated by Lyman, the story explores the relationship between the brothers before and after Henry's combat experience in Vietnam, where he was held as a prisoner of war.
The story begins on an American Indian reservation in North Dakota. Lyman has received a large insurance check after a tornado destroyed his restaurant. He and Henry, a laid-off...
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Louise Erdrich (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Louise Erdrich (Dictionary of World Biography)Louise Erdrich (Long Fiction)Louise Erdrich (Poetry)Louise Erdrich (Short Fiction)Louise Erdrich (American Indians)Louise Erdrich (Identities and Issues)Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)