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  1. Karen Louise Erdrich (/ ˈ ɜːr d r ɪ k / ER-drik; born June 7, 1954) is an American author of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings.

  2. Apr 19, 2024 · Louise Erdrich, American author whose principal subject is the Ojibwa Indians in the northern Midwest. Her notable books included Love Medicine, The Plague of Doves, The Round House, LaRose, and The Night Watchman; the latter won a Pulitzer Prize. Learn more about Erdrich’s life and career.

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  3. Louise Erdrich was born in Little Falls, Minnesota in 1954. As the daughter of a Chippewa Indian mother and a German-American father, Erdrich explores Native-American themes in her works, with major characters representing both sides of her heritage.

  4. Mar 25, 2024 · A web interview with the acclaimed Native American writer, conducted in 2024, about her life, work, and influences. Erdrich discusses her early struggles, her relationship with James Welch, and her views on Native writing and culture.

  5. In The Night Watchman, Louise Erdrich creates a fictional world populated with memorable characters who are forced to grapple with the worst and best impulses of human nature.

  6. Mar 4, 2020 · Louise Erdrich On Her Personal Connection To Native Peoples' 'Fight For Survival'. Erdrich's new novel, The Night Watchman, was inspired by her grandfather, who chaired the Turtle Mountain Band...

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  8. Karen Louise Erdrich is a American author of novels, poetry, and children's books. Her father is German American and mother is half Ojibwe and half French American. She is an enrolled member of the Anishinaabe nation (also known as Chippewa).

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