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Winter in the Blood is the debut novel of James Welch. It was published by Harper and Row's Native American Publishing Program in 1974. Set on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in north-central Montana during the late 1960s, Winter in the Blood follows a nameless Blackfeet and Gros Ventre (A'aninin) man's episodic journey to piece together ...
- James Welch
- 1974
Jan 1, 2001 · During his life, James Welch came to be regarded as a master of American prose, and his first novel, Winter in the Blood, is one of his most enduring works. The narrator of this beautiful, often disquieting novel is a young Native American man living on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana.
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Feb 23, 2021 · A contemporary classic from a major writer of the Native American renaissance — "Brilliant, brutal and, in my opinion, Welch's best work." —Tommy Orange, The Washington Post. One of The Atlantic’s...
- James Welch
- Penguin, 2021
- Joy Harjo, Louise Erdrich
- Winter in the BloodPenguin Vitae
The Winter in the Blood Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.
Aug 19, 2014 · The new film Winter in the Blood is based on a landmark of literature from the American West: a novel, published to critical acclaim in 1974, about a 30-something American Indian man living in...
- Howie Movshovitz
Winter in the Blood is Welch’s debut novel. Welch wrote exclusively poetry before, publishing one collection, Riding the Earthboy 40 in 1971. Winter in the Blood received critical praise and scholarly attention but was not selected for any awards.
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Jun 2, 2023 · Winter in the Blood was James Welch’s debut novel. (Penguin Classics) During his life, James Welch came to be regarded as a master of American prose, and his first novel, Winter in the Blood,...
