| Louise Erdrich's Justice Trilogy: Cultural and Critical Contexts Contributor(s): Jacobs, Connie A. (Editor), Peterson, Nancy J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1611864038 ISBN-13: 9781611864038 Publisher: Michigan State University Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Native American - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2021001800 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Louise Erdrich is one of the most important, prolific, and widely read contemporary Indigenous writers. Here leading scholars analyze the three critically acclaimed recent novels--The Plague of Doves (2008), The Round House (2012), and LaRose (2016)--that make up what has become known as Erdrich's "justice trilogy." Set in small towns and reservations of northern North Dakota, these three interwoven works bring together a vibrant cast of characters whose lives are shaped by history, identity, and community. Individually and collectively, the essays herein illuminate Erdrich's storytelling abilities; the complex relations among crime, punishment, and forgiveness that characterize her work; and the Anishinaabe contexts that underlie her presentation of character, conflict, and community. The volume also includes a reader's guide to each novel, a glossary, and an interview with Erdrich that will aid in readers' navigation of the justice novels. These timely, original, and compelling readings make a valuable contribution to Erdrich scholarship and, subsequently, to the study of Native literature and women's authorship as a whole. |