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Beginning with her auspicious debut in 1984 with Love Medicine, Louise Erdrich went on to produce poetry, children’s books, non-fiction, short stories and many other novels (including The Beet Queen, Tracks, Tales of Burning Love, The Antelope Wife, The Bingo Palace, The Master Butcher’s Singing Club) all imbued with Native American life and characters that resonate with tremendous lyrical power. The Painted Drum describes a number of troubled, even ruined lives that are woven together across time, linked by a sacred drum with its own tragic origin.![]()