Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country: Traveling Through the Land of My Ancestors language revitalization “A masterpiece…a captivating work of

“A masterpiece…a captivating work of fiction…exquisite…tightly focused…arresting…This profoundly tragic novel captures that lament in some of Erdrich’s most beautiful and urgent writing

and speak Ojibwe

the magical with the real

An unforgettable debut

Ontario—flow down into Chippewas of the Thames

Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country: Traveling Through the Land of My Ancestors language revitalization “A masterpiece…a captivating work ofFor more than three decades, Louise Erdrich has enthralled readers with dazzling novels that paint an evocative portrait of Native American life. In Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country, 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