The Antelope Wife

by Louise Erdrich

First published 1998

A deserted soldier chases a dog carrying a baby across the plains. Generations later, a trader kidnaps a silent, graceful woman from a powwow - a woman part antelope. This tale of ancestry, fate, and redemption weaves through Minneapolis, where native lives intertwine in unpredictable ways. The Antelope Wife's haunting presence changes everything she touches.

Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century, native-american

Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking

Tropes: family-saga, magical-realism

Setting: Minneapolis (Minn.)

Period: 20th-century, 21st-century

256 pages · Hardcover · Harper

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