Smartberries
Interpreting Erdrich's Love Medicine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2500609 |
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| Authors | David Treuer (University of Minnesota System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-36 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Indian Culture and Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-6463 • E-ISSN: 0161-6463 |
| Publisher | UCLA American Indian Studies Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.17953/aicr.29.1.dktv035227170277 |
| OpenAlex | W118433113 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Readers will remember the pitch-perfect opening of Louise Erdrich's revolutionary first novel, Love Medicine, when June Kashpaw wanders off to die in the barren fields outside Williston, North Dakota. The book begins with Kashpaw on her way to the bus station in Williston, intent on heading home, only to be seduced, if that's the right word, by a "mud engineer" named Andy. They drink, eat Easter eggs together at the bar, and later have a sexual fumble in his Silverado pickup truck before he passes out and she decides to walk home clear across the state of North Dakota wearing nothing but a windbreaker, slacks, and high-heel shoes
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| Highly cited | No |
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