Andreas Ritter von Buzzi Orden de los libros (cronológico)

Based on the life of Louis Erdrich's grandfather, Patrick Gourneau, this narrative blends lightness and gravity through the story of Thomas Wazhashk, a night watchman at a jewel-bearing plant near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in rural North Dakota. As a Chippewa council member in 1953, Thomas grapples with the implications of a new "emancipation" bill heading to Congress, which threatens Native American rights and identity under the guise of freedom. Meanwhile, Pixie Paranteau, who prefers to be called Patrice, works at the plant to support her family while searching for her missing sister, Vera, rumored to have had a baby in Minneapolis. Patrice's struggle is compounded by her father's alcoholism and abuse. Her quest leads her to Minnesota, where she encounters exploitation and violence, putting her life at risk. The story also features young Chippewa boxer Wood Mountain, his mother Juggie Blue, and Patrice's friend Valentine, alongside Hay Stack Barnes, a white teacher in love with Patrice. Through these characters, the narrative explores the complexities of human nature, revealing their desires and ambitions with compassion and wit, making it a remarkable work of fiction from a celebrated author.

Traces an incrementally violent confrontation between a National Park Service biologist who would eradicate invasive wildlife on the Channel Islands and two locals who are fiercely opposed to the killing of any creatures.

¿Puede un libro crear una devastadora plaga de felicidad humana? Cuando un larguísimo manuscrito de autoayuda llega a la mesa de Edwin de Valu, un editor estresado, cínico y mal pago, su destino parece el tacho de basura. Esa mañana, el escepticismo de Edwin acerca de este tipo de libros y su mal humor logran que ni siquiera conteste la carta que acompaña el libro, firmado por un tal Tupak Soiree. Sin embargo, en la reunión que mantiene luego con su insoportable jefe y ante la desesperada necesidad de cubrir un hueco en la programación de otoño, Edwin se encuentra defendiendo las virtudes del gigantesco libro, cuyo lema es: "¡Vive, Ama, Aprende!". Se deciden a publicarlo, y para sorpresa de todos, se convierte en un suceso comercial sin precedentes. Una pandemia de felicidad comienza a extenderse por el mundo y, de repente, toda América ha dejado de fumar, de tomar alcohol, de drogarse e incluso de leer, menos el libro de Tupak Soiree, claro. Los poderosos intereses financieros que se ven afectados por la epidemia culpan al editor de la calamidad. Y aunque Edwin se esfuerza por impedirlo, parece que el apocalipsis sobrevendrá, aunque cueste creerlo, por exceso de bienestar.