Louise Erdrich
1954 – present · b. Little Falls
United States
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Biography
Karen Louise Erdrich is an American author of novels, short stories, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota, a federally recognized Ojibwe people.
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Awards
- Prix Femina étranger (2023)No list
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2021)
- Owen Wister Award (2017)No list
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2016)
- Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (2015)No list
- American Book Awards (2013)No list
- National Book Award (2012)
- National Book Award for Fiction (2012)
Notable Works
- Love Medicine
- Jacklight
- The Master Butchers Singing Club
- Tracks
- The Birchbark House
- The Round House
- The Game of Silence
- LaRose
Spouse
- Michael Dorris (1981–1996)
Education
- Dartmouth College — Bachelor of Arts
- Johns Hopkins University — Master of Arts
Books
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Love Medicine
Love Medicine
1984
The Beet Queen
The Beet Queen
1986
The Antelope Wife
The Antelope Wife
1999
The Plague of Doves
2009
The Round House
The Round House
2012
LaRose
LaRose
2016
Future Home of the Living God
Future Home of the Living God
2018
The Night Watchman
2021
The Sentence
The Sentence
2022
The Mighty Red
2024