: An Anglo-Canadian folklorist obsessed with the history of an extinct Indigenous tribe, the A——s.
: The narrator's late wife, a member of the A—— tribe, who dies in a tragic and surreal accident. beautiful losers
: A 17th-century Mohawk saint whose life of self-flagellation and spiritual devotion provides a parallel narrative for the characters' modern-day struggles. Literary Significance : An Anglo-Canadian folklorist obsessed with the history
The story is structured around a bizarre love triangle involving: a member of the A—— tribe
