Louise Erdrich






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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avg rating: 3.89 | 17,116 ratings | 2,358 reviews | 52 distinct works | 78 fans
Love Medicine: A Novel 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 Cl... The Master Butchers Singing Club
by Louise Erdrich
avg rating 4.00 — 2,144 ratings — published 2003
17 editions
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Tracks Tracks
by Louise Erdrich
avg rating 3.96 — 1,617 ratings — published 1988
11 editions
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The Beet Queen: A Novel 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 Miracle... 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 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 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 The Bingo Palace
by Louise Erdrich
avg rating 3.71 — 732 ratings — published 1994
8 editions
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Four Souls: A Novel 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 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)
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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: A Novel)
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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 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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