Winter in the blood
By: James Welch ; introduction by Louise Erdich.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9780143105220
Subjects: Siksika Indians -- Fiction; Montana -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Narrated by a young Native American living on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana, Winter in the Blood is the unforgettable story of a man living out the tragedy of his people. Intelligent sensitive, and self destructive he is haunted by the untimely deaths of his father and older brother and the shards of his once proud heritage. He sleepwalks through his days working on his stepfather's cattle ranch and consoles himself with alcohol and women. An ironic epiphany provides a tie to the vast land of his ancestors and an alternative to despair.