The Prairie and its People
A novel intertwines the struggles of immigrants with the legends of the Métis October 2007
Some critics consider the geographically grounded novel passé, an outmoded form of expression no longer suited to the atomized, urbanized, globalized reader. And yet publishers still publish such narratives. And readers still love to read such stories.
The Horseman’s Graves is such a work. It follows the 2003 publication of Jacqueline Baker’s story…