Louise Erdrich's Justice Trilogy: Cultural and Critical Contexts (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781611864038)

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.

Author: Connie A. Jacobs
ISBN-10: 1611864038
ISBN-13: 9781611864038
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2021
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d