The round house

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Label

The round house

Statement of responsibility

Louise Erdrich

Creator

• Erdrich, Louise
• trueErdrich, Louise

Subject

• trueRevenge
• trueRape victims
• Ojibwa Indians -- North Dakota -- Fiction
• Ojibwa Indians -- Fiction
• trueOjibwa Indians
• trueNorth Dakota
• trueNative-American women
• trueAdult books for young adults
• trueComing-of-age stories
• trueCrimes against women
• FICTION / General
• trueFamily relationships
• Indian families -- Fiction
• trueIndian reservations
• Indian reservations -- Fiction
• Indian women -- Crimes against -- Fiction
• trueLife change events
• Life change events -- Fiction
• trueLiterary fiction
• trueLoss (Psychology)
• Native American families -- Fiction
• Native American women -- Fiction
• trueNative-American families
• Native Americans -- Reservations -- North Dakota -- Fiction
• Victims of crimes -- Fiction
• trueTeenage boys
• Stress (Psychology) -- Fiction

Genre

• trueLiterary fiction
• Fiction
• trueComing-of-age stories
• trueAdult books for young adults

Language

eng

Summary

After Geraldine Coutts is attacked on the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota, her husband Bazil, a tribal judge, tries to find justice for his wife, and their teenage son Joe tries to help his mother heal

Theme

• trueNovels of place

Storyline

• trueCharacter-driven
• trueOwn voices

Tone

• trueStrong sense of place
• trueBleak
• trueReflective
• trueMoving

Writing style

• trueStylistically complex
• trueLyrical

Character

• trueAuthentic
• trueCulturally diverse
• trueComplex

Award

• ALA Notable Book, 2013
• Alex Award, 2013.
• Booklist Editors' Choice, 2012.
• Indies' Choice Book Awards, Adult Fiction, 2013.
• Minnesota Book Award for Novel & Short Story, 2013.
• National Book Award for Fiction, 2012.
• New York Times Notable Book 2012

Awards note

Alex Award, 2013

Cataloging source

ICrlF

Citation source

• Library Journal Starred, August 2012
• Booklist starred, August 2012
• Pub Weekly, July 2012
• New York Times, October 2012
• Kirkus Review, September 2012
• Library Journal Starred
• Booklist starred
• Pub Weekly

Dewey number

• 813/.54
• [Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• Adult
• Adult

Intended audience source

Follett Library Resources

LC call number

PS3555.R42

LC item number

R68 2012

Literary form

fiction

Target audience

adult