Perma Red
A novel set on the reservation, following Louise White Elk through love, violence, and the urge to escape community pressures.
Work Information
A sharp voice for freedom sounds inside a closed community.
As a debut novel, it joins family history and reservation reality in a tense, compelling narrative.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Blue Hen Trade
- Published
- 2003-06-03
- Pages
- 320 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.16 x 2.21 x 20.37 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780425190548
- ISBN-10
- 0425190544
- Price
- 11745 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/United States/Native American
Dreaming of both escape and belonging on the Flathead Indian Reservation in the 1940s, Louise White Elk, a determined and beautiful young woman, comes of age as she is pursued by three dangerous men who will do anything to possess her--police officer Charlie Kicking Woman, the charismatic Baptiste, and Harvey Stoner, who owns nearly everything around him. A first novel. Reprint.
Debra Magpie Earling is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation. She teaches at the University of Montana in Missoula. This is her first novel.
Reviews
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Beautiful!
Absolutely a beautiful book. Have patience with the first chapter which is written in a different style. A real page-turner!
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perma Red
A good yarn but it gets a little bit confusing at times , i found it a bit hard to follow , but still enjoyed it.
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Not my cup of tea!
I just got bored. Gave up after 33% of the way through the novel. It is undoubtedly well written but descriptions went on and on. I found myself skipping paragraphs to get to the point.
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Important and rewarding
A story nothing short of momentous that captures the essence of human courage, written by a true master of the language. Memorable and deeply satisfying.
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Writing Astonishes
Once I started reading this book, I could not put it down. Literally read it through the night until finished with it at sun up. It is beautifully written, full of humanity, and the imagery conjured is at times miraculous. Fantastic story conveyed with soul! Loved it!