Red Convertible

<p><strong>Culled from 30 years as one of America's most distinctive fictional voices . . . 36 affecting and inventive stories that dance around the Faulknerian world she's created. . . . Within these stories there exist Erdrich's poetic sentences and humane sensibility--and always another surprise on the next page. -- <em>Boston Globe</em></strong></p><p><strong>A collection of breathtaking power and originality by one of the most innovative and exciting writers of our day</strong></p><p>In Louise Erdrich's fictional world the mystical can emerge from the everyday the comic can turn suddenly tragic and violence and splendor inhabit a single emotional landscape. The fantastic twists and leaps of her imagination are made all the more meaningful by the deeper truth of human feeling that underlies them. These thirty-six short works selected by the author herself--including five previously unpublished stories--are ordered chronologically as well as by theme and voice each tale spellbinding in its boldness and beauty. <em>The Red Convertible</em> is a stunning literary achievement the collected brilliance of a fearless and inventive writer.</p><br/>