Love Medicine has received a handful of awards since it was first published in 1984.[22] Kurup and Wagner-Martin state that Love Medicine "catapulted [Erdrich] to the front of what Kenneth Lincoln describes as the 'Native American Renaissance' [...] Lincoln [...] suggested that she stands alongside the greats of American letters."[1] In 1984, Love Medicine received the National Book Critics Circle Award for the best work of fiction, the Susan Kaufman Award for best first fiction from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and the Virginia McCormick Scully Award.[21] In the following year, it went on to receive the Los Angeles Times Award for Fiction, the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation and the Great Lakes Association Award for best work of fiction.[22] Marco Potales of the New York Times praised the book, stating "[...] this is a notable, impressive book of first fiction: the unique evocation of a culture in severe social ruin, yet still aglow with the privilege and power of access to the spirit-world."[23]
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