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Her own critical reaction to which author's novels -- to which she had been introduced by her father -- prompted Louise Erdrich's desire to contribute to the creation of a less stereotypical and more complex literary image of Native Americans, and was thus one of the triggers of her literary career?
(Hint: Whose/what kind of books would Erdrich's father likely have read in his own youth?)
a. James Fenimore Cooper
b. Mark Twain
c. Louis L'Amour
d. Karl May
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(Hint: Whose/what kind of books would Erdrich's father likely have read in his own youth?)
a. James Fenimore Cooper
b. Mark Twain
c. Louis L'Amour
d. Karl May
More trivia...
Karl May
author profile
born
February 25, 1842
died
March 30, 1912
gender
male
place of birth
Ernstthal, Germany
genre
Children's Books, Travel
about this author
Karl Friedrich May was one of the best selling German writers of all time, noted mainly for books set in the American Old West, (best known for the characters of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand) and similar books set in the Orient and Middle East. In addition, he wrote stories set in his native Germany, in China and in South America. May also wrote poetry and several plays, as well as composing music; he was proficient with several musical instruments. May's musical version of "Ave Maria" became very well known.
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Winnetou I: Kepala Suku Apache by Karl May avg rating 4.09 — 317 ratings — published 1951 44 editions |
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Winnetou II: Si Pencari Jejak by Karl May avg rating 4.11 — 231 ratings — published 1893 14 editions |
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Winnetou III: Winnetou Gugur by Karl May avg rating 4.15 — 201 ratings — published 1951 7 editions |
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Dan Damai Di Bumi! by Karl May, Hendarto Setiadi avg rating 3.54 — 160 ratings — published 1958 4 editions |
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Winnetou und Old Shatterhand. ( Ab 6 J.). by Karl May avg rating 3.99 — 81 ratings — published 1894 15 editions |
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Winnetou IV by Karl May avg rating 3.86 — 70 ratings — published 1984 4 editions |
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The Treasure of Silver Lake by Karl May avg rating 3.90 — 69 ratings — published 1894 14 editions |
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Kara Ben Nemsi 1 - Menjelajah Gurun by Karl May avg rating 3.75 — 67 ratings — published 2005 2 editions |
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Kara Ben Nemsi 3 - Petualangan di Kurdistan by Karl May, Harsutejo avg rating 3.83 — 46 ratings — published 1892 10 editions |
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Pengembaraan Dr. Karl May: Old Shatterhand Sebagai Detektif (Ed. 3 Jilid) by Karl May avg rating 4.00 — 40 ratings — published 1977 |
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