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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. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians , a federally recognized tribe of Ojibwe people .

  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 Erdrichs life and career.

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  3. Louise Erdrich is the author of sixteen novels, volumes of poetry, children’s books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Her fiction has won the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award (twice), and has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

  4. Nov 26, 2019 · Learn about Louise Erdrich, a Native American author and poet who explores her heritage in her novels and poetry. Discover her life, career, awards, and the Love Medicine series.

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  5. 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. In an award-winning series of related novels and…

  6. Mar 4, 2020 · March 4, 20201:52 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. By. Dave Davies. 37-Minute Listen. Playlist. Erdrich's new novel, The Night Watchman, was inspired by her grandfather, who chaired the Turtle...

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  8. Nov 8, 2021 · Flipboard. Email. Set in a haunted Minneapolis bookshop over the course of one very momentous year, The Sentence is an ambitious novel, featuring a sinister ghost, a country in tumult and Erdrich...

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