{"product_id":"9780803254329","title":"Companion to James Welch's The Heartsong of Charging Elk","description":"James Welch was one of the central figures in twentieth-century American Indian literature, and The Heartsong of Charging Elk is of particular importance as the culminating novel in his canon. A historical novel, Heartsong follows a Lakota (Sioux) man at the end of the nineteenth century as he travels with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show; is left behind in Marseille, France; and then struggles to overcome many hardships, including a charge for murder. In this novel Welch conveys some of the lifeways and language of a traditional Sioux. Here for the first time is a literary companion to James Welch’s Heartsong that includes an unpublished chapter of the first draft of the novel; selections from interviews with the author; a memoir by the author’s widow, Lois Welch; and essays by leading scholars in the field on a wide range of topics. The rich resources presented here make this volume an essential addition to the study of James Welch and twentieth-century Native American literature.","brand":"Arnold Krupat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45865645998398,"sku":"9780803254329","price":2198.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780803254329_a50f0932-9bc6-4b01-b0ca-7c684070571a.jpg?v=1707330105","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780803254329","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}