Von Büchern und Inseln

An adventurous literary journey into the bibliophile heart of America. Ojibwe Country: a magical, nearly untouched landscape of lakes with thousands of islands, including the legendary Book Island, which consists of little more than a library with over 11,000 volumes. Here, Erdrich travels with her young daughter and her father, an Ojibwe medicine man. In doing so, she rediscovers the spiritual homeland of her ancestors, explores their stories, and increasingly understands why she feels so irresistibly drawn to books—each one is an island to her. A captivating book about the culture and history of the Ojibwe, about centuries-old rock paintings, about spirits, and the magical island of 11,000 books. There are few authors as heartfelt and simultaneously insightful as Louise Erdrich.