Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country

<p><strong>For more than three decades bestselling author Louise Erdrich has enthralled readers with dazzling novels that paint an evocative portrait of Native American life. From her dazzling first novel <em>Love Medicine</em> to the National Book Award-winning <em>The Round House</em> Erdrich's lyrical skill and emotional assurance have earned her a place alongside William Faulkner and Willa Cather as an author deeply rooted in the American landscape.</strong></p><p>In <em>Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country</em> Erdrich takes us on an illuminating tour through the terrain her ancestors have inhabited for centuries: the lakes and islands of southern Ontario. Summoning to life the Ojibwe's sacred spirits and songs their language and sorrows she considers the many ways in which her tribe--whose name derives from the word ozhibii'ige to write--have influenced her. Her journey links ancient stone paintings with a magical island where a bookish recluse built an extraordinary library and she reveals how both have transformed her.</p><p>A blend of history mythology and memoir <em>Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country</em> is an enchanting meditation on modern life natural splendor and the ancient spirituality and creativity of Erdrich's native homeland--a long elemental tradition of storytelling that is in her blood.</p>