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The stunning first novel in Louise Erdrich's Native American series, Love Medicine tells the story of two families -- the Kashpaws and the Lamartines. Written in Erdrich's uniquely poetic, powerful style, it is a multigenerational portrait of strong men and women caught in an unforgettable... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Marie Lazarre Kashpaw: wife to Nector Kashpaw and mother of Gordie, Zelda, Zurelia, Eugene and Patsy
- Nector Kashpaw: son of Rushes Bear and Kashpaw, husband to Marie Lasarre Kashpaw
- Lulu Nanapush Lamartine: mother to Henry Lamartine, Jr., Lyman Lamartine, Bonnie Lamartine, Gerry Nnapush and four other unnamed sons all with idfferent fathers
- June Morrissey: daughter of Marie's sister; half-Lazarre, half Morrissey from the Pillager line, wife of Gordie Kashpaw, mother of king Kashpaw and Lipsha Morrissey
- Eli Kashpaw: adopted father of June, son of Rushes Bear and Kashpaw, brother of Nector
- Gerry Nanapush: son of Lulu and Moses Pillager
- Albertine Johnson: daughter of Zelda Kashpaw, granddaughter of Marie Kashpaw
- King Kashpaw: son of June Morrissey and Gordie Kashpaw, married to Lynetter, father of King Howard Kashpaw Jr.
- Lyman Lamartine: son of Lulu and Beverly Lamartine
- Lipsha Morrissey: son of June Morrissey and Gerry Nanapush
Setting & Locations edit
Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation
First Sentence edit
The morning before Easter Sunday, June Kashpaw was walking down the clogged main street of oil boomtown Williston, North Dakota, killing time before the noon bus arrived that would take her home.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter One: "The World's Greatest Fishermen (1981)" first person-Albertine Johnson
Chapter Two: "Saint Marie (1934)" first person-Marie Lazarre
Chapter Three: "Wild Geese (1934)" first person-Nector Kashpaw
Chapter Four: "The Island" first person-Lulu Nanapush (deleted from the 2009 Edition)
Chapter Five: "The Beads (1948)" first person-Marie Kashpaw
Chapter Six: "Lulu's Boys (1957) third person
Chapter Seven: "The Plunge of the Brave (1957)" first person-Nector Kashpaw
Chapter Eight: "Flesh and Blood (1957)" first person-Marie Kashpaw
Chapter Nine: "A Bridge (1973)" third person
Chapter Ten: "The Red Converible (1974)" first person-Lyman Lamartine
Chapter Eleven: "Scales (1980)" first person-Albertine Johnson
Chapter Twelve: "Crown of Thorns (1981)" third person
Chapter Thirteen: "Love Medicine (1982)" First person-Lipsha Morrissey
Chapter Fourteen: "Ressurrection (1982)" third person (deleted from the 2009 edition)
Chapter Fifteen: "The Good Tears (1983)" first person-Lulu Lamartine
Chapter Sixteen: "The Tomahawk Factory (1983)" first person-Lyman Lamartine (moved to the P.S. section in the 2009 edition)
Chapter Seventeen: "Lyman Luck (1983)" third person (deleted from 2009 edition)
Chapter Eighteen: "Crossing the Water (1985)" first person-Lipsha Morrissey
Series & Lists edit
This book is in National Endowment for the Arts The Big Read Books. (authoritative list)
This is book 339 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Louise Erdrich (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 367
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 367
Awards edit
- National Book Critics Circle Award (1984: Fiction)
- American Book Award (1985)
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize (1985: Fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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