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Louise Erdrich
Karen Louise Erdrich
Writer from the United States.
Statements about
Louise Erdrich
Sex or Gender
Female
Date of Birth
6/7/1954
Country of Citizenship
United States
Educated At
Johns Hopkins University
( - 1979)
Academic Major
:
Creative Writing
Academic Degree
:
Master of Arts
End Time
:
1979
Dartmouth College
(1972 - 1976)
Academic Major
:
English
Academic Degree
:
Bachelor of Arts
End Time
:
1976
Start Time
:
1972
Award Received
17 items
Guggenheim Fellowship
(1985)
Point in Time
:
1985
National Book Award
(2012)
Point in Time
:
2012
American Book Awards
(2013)
Point in Time
:
2013
National Book Award for Fiction
(2012)
Point in Time
:
2012
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
(2009)
Point in Time
:
2009
Heartland Prize
(2006)
Point in Time
:
2006
O. Henry Award
(1987)
Point in Time
:
1987
Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction
(1985)
For Work
:
Love Medicine
Point in Time
:
1985
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
(2015)
Point in Time
:
2015
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
(1984)
Point in Time
:
1984
Owen Wister Award
(2017)
Point in Time
:
2017
WILLA Literary Award
(2000)
Point in Time
:
2000
Aspen Words Literary Prize
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
(2016)
For Work
:
LaRose
Point in Time
:
2016
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
(1999)
For Work
:
The Antelope Wife
Follows
:
Jeffrey Ford
Followed By
:
Martin Millar
Point in Time
:
1999
Prix Femina Étranger
(2023)
Point in Time
:
2023
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
(2021)
For Work
:
The Night Watchman
Point in Time
:
2021
Instance Of
Human
Place of Birth
Little Falls
Notable Work
Love Medicine
Tracks
The Master Butchers Singing Club
The Round House
LaRose
The Birchbark House
Jacklight
The Game of Silence
Occupation
Poet
Writer
Novelist
Children's Writer
Short Story Writer
Given Name
Louise
Series Ordinal
:
2
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Middle Name Used as Primary Given Name
Karen
Series Ordinal
:
1
Member Of
American Academy of Arts and Letters
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Official Website
http://www.louiseerdrichbooks.com/
Field of Work
Poetry
Creative and Professional Writing
Prose
Children's Literature
Spouse
Michael Dorris
(1981 - 1996)
End Time
:
1996
Start Time
:
1981
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
American English
English
Described by Source
Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary
American Women Writers
Q113369276
Subject Named As
:
Erdrich, Louise
Page(s)
:
164–165
Author
:
Brigitte Georgi-Findlay
Ethnic Group
Ojibwe
Sibling
Angie Erdrich
Family Name
Q37084278
Name in Native Language
Louise Erdrich
Number of Children
7
Genre
Fiction
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