The Red Convertible: Selected and New Stories, 1978 - 2008

Publisher's description (Harper Collins, 2009): 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 These thirty-six short works selected by the author herself, including five previously unpublished stories, are ordered chronologically as well as by theme and voice, each tale spellbinding in its boldness and beauty. The Red Convertible is a stunning literary achievement, the collected brilliance of a fearless and inventive writer. Louise Erdrich is Ojibwe.

Resource format: Short Story Collection

Age recommendation: Grades 10-12, University

Keywords: storytelling, Ojibwa, American Indian, American Indian reservation

Year of publication: 2009

Publisher information: Harper Collins