Louise Erdrich
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born
June 07, 1954
gender
female
place of birth
Little Falls, Minnesota, The United States
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genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Children's Books
influences
William Faulkner
about this author
Karen Louise Erdrich is a Native American author of novels, poetry, and children's books. She is an enrolled member of the Anishinaabe nation (also known as Ojibway and Chippewa). She is widely acclaimed as one of the most significant Native writers of the second wave of what critic Kenneth Lincoln has called the Native American Renaissance.
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Love Medicine: A Novel by Louise Erdrich avg rating 3.98 — 3,027 ratings — published 1984 24 editions |
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The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich avg rating 4.00 — 2,144 ratings — published 2003 17 editions |
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Tracks by Louise Erdrich avg rating 3.96 — 1,617 ratings — published 1988 11 editions |
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The Beet Queen: A Novel by Louise Erdrich avg rating 3.75 — 1,493 ratings — published 1987 13 editions |
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The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich avg rating 4.22 — 1,179 ratings — published 2001 20 editions |
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The Plague of Doves: A Novel by Louise Erdrich avg rating 3.76 — 1,296 ratings — published 2008 10 editions |
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The Painted Drum: A Novel by Louise Erdrich avg rating 3.71 — 1,035 ratings — published 2005 9 editions |
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The Bingo Palace by Louise Erdrich avg rating 3.71 — 732 ratings — published 1994 8 editions |
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Four Souls: A Novel by Louise Erdrich avg rating 3.81 — 539 ratings — published 2004 8 editions |
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Tales of Burning Love: A Novel by Louise Erdrich avg rating 3.70 — 541 ratings — published 1996 8 editions |
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"Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could."
— Louise Erdrich (The Painted Drum)
— Louise Erdrich (The Painted Drum)
"Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could."
— Louise Erdrich (The Painted Drum: A Novel)
— Louise Erdrich (The Painted Drum: A Novel)
"Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone
won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You
have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth.
You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And
when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or hurt, or death
brushes near, you let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the
apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell
yourself that you tasted as many as you could.
"
— Louise Erdrich (The Painted Drum: A Novel)
won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You
have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth.
You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And
when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or hurt, or death
brushes near, you let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the
apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell
yourself that you tasted as many as you could.
"
— Louise Erdrich (The Painted Drum: A Novel)
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