Original Fire

Resumen del libro

These molten poems radiate with the ferocity of desire, and in them Erdrich does not spin verse so much as tell talesof betrayal and revenge, of hunting and being hunted. Minneapolis Star Tribune

A passionate book of poetry from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louise Erdrich.

In this important collection, Erdrich has selected the best poems from her two previous books of poetry, Jacklight and Baptism of Desire, and added 19 new poems. In an entirely unique fashion, Original Fire unfolds the themes and introduces the characters of some of Erdrichs most acclaimed fiction.

The beloved storyteller Nanapush, most recently seen in The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, appears in these poems as the questing rascal Potchikoo. And a series of poems called The Butchers Wifedating from 1984contains, in embryo, the story of her novel, The Master Butchers Singing Club.

Biografía del autor

Louise Erdrich (Little Falls, Minnesota, 1954) es novelista, poeta y escritora de libros para niños; desciende de emigrantes franceses y alemanes y de nativos americanos de la tribu ojibwe, y esta diversidad cultural heredada de sus antepasados se refleja vivamente en su creación literaria. Actualmente vive en Minneapolis, Minnesota, donde es propietaria de la librería independiente Birchbark Books. Su novela x{0026}lt;em La casa redondax{0026}lt;/em , ha sido galardonada con el premio más prestigioso de las letras estadounidenses, el National Book Award.